flash house en · NOUN
Etymology
Because frequented by flash or showy people, such as thieves and whores.
Meanings
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(obsolete) A brothel.
A gang of footpads, revelling with their favourite beauties at a flash-house.
1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| flash houses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |