"flash house" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flash houses [plural]
Etymology: Because frequented by flash or showy people, such as thieves and whores. Head templates: {{en-noun}} flash house (plural flash houses)
  1. (obsolete) A brothel. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-flash_house-en-noun-wJVKP7py Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England",
          "text": "A gang of footpads, revelling with their favourite beauties at a flash-house.",
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        "(obsolete) A brothel."
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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