"box house" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: box houses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} box house (plural box houses)
  1. (historical) A saloon with cubicles in which customers could tryst with waitresses. Tags: historical Related terms: brothel, parlor house
    Sense id: en-box_house-en-noun--YaqLrHK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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