"accommodation house" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: accommodation houses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} accommodation house (plural accommodation houses)
  1. (historical) A building offering board and lodging to travellers. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-accommodation_house-en-noun-ls7lqmpb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41
  2. (historical, euphemistic) A building offering rooms to prostitutes and their clients for a short period in exchange for payment. Tags: euphemistic, historical
    Sense id: en-accommodation_house-en-noun-kleZR5Ta Categories (other): English euphemisms

Inflected forms

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