Christopher Columbus disliked Spanish brothels, as he found them dirty and too expensive. Instead, he would go out to sea, get lured in - on purpose - by the Siren's song, and then have a rocking good time.
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Brothels
Synonyms for "brothels" (3 found)
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Closest matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
house of prostitution
Strong matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
prostitution house
Related words (1)
Noun(1 words)
sex work venue
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4 entriesillegal brothellicensed brothelprivate brothelpublic brothel
Collocations
6 entriesbrothel districtbrothel industryillegal brothelslicensed brothelsprivate brothelspublic brothels
Derivations
2 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
A nugging-dress is an exotic dress, especially a loose dress worn by and characteristic of harlots. Brothels were called "nugging houses".
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Previously, city brothels were under sanitary control.
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Women were kept in brothels.
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