"big house" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-big house.ogg Forms: big houses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} big house (plural big houses)
  1. (slang) Prison, jail. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-big_house-en-noun-XFU5QyIj
  2. (slang, obsolete) The workhouse. Tags: obsolete, slang Categories (topical): Prison
    Sense id: en-big_house-en-noun-EqEmbtsf Disambiguation of Prison: 22 55 21 2
  3. A religious building of the Delaware Indians, representing the cosmos. Synonyms (religious building): bighouse
    Sense id: en-big_house-en-noun-nKBYbCCb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 14 81 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 12 81 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 6 88 4 Disambiguation of 'religious building': 0 0 100 0
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, house.
    Sense id: en-big_house-en-noun-pnejJeYR

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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