Bloodhouse
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A building where violent, bloody brawls are common.
"‘[…]Not,’ she elaborated with ponderous wistfulness, ‘that I don’t enjoy an occasional slumming expedition to the bloodhouses. Graham won’t use a bar that isn’t full of men in grubby singlets;[…]’"
Example
More examples"‘[…]Not,’ she elaborated with ponderous wistfulness, ‘that I don’t enjoy an occasional slumming expedition to the bloodhouses. Graham won’t use a bar that isn’t full of men in grubby singlets;[…]’"
Etymology
From blood + house.
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