sporting house
sport·ing house
S s Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [spawr-ting, spohr- noun, adjective hous]
- /ˈspɔr tɪŋ, ˈspoʊr- noun, adjective haʊs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [spawr-ting, spohr- noun, adjective hous]
- /ˈspɔr tɪŋ, ˈspoʊr- noun, adjective haʊs/
Definitions of sporting house words
- noun sporting house Older Use. a brothel. 1
- noun sporting house Archaic. an establishment, as a tavern, inn, or the like, catering to gamblers or sportsmen. 1
- noun sporting house a tavern or inn frequented by gamblers or other sportsmen 0
- noun sporting house a gambling house 0
- noun sporting house a house of prostitution; brothel 0
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Origin of sporting house
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60
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Parts of speech for Sporting house
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sporting house popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
sporting house usage trend in Literature
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