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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
brothel/ˈbrɒθl/

▶noun a house where men visit prostitutes.

– origin C16: from ME brothel ‘worthless man, prostitute’.

'brothel' also found in these Oxford entries:

bagnio - bawd - bawdy house - bordello - brothel creepers - cathouse - creeper - disorderly house - drum - fornicate - house of ill fame - kip - knocking shop - madam - red-light district - stew - whorehouse

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