"cophouse" meaning in All languages combined

See cophouse on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: cophouses [plural]
Etymology: From cop + house. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cop|house}} cop + house Head templates: {{en-noun}} cophouse (plural cophouses)
  1. (slang) A police station. Tags: slang Translations (police station (slang)): kyttis (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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