"house of wax" meaning in Anglais

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Noun

Forms: houses of wax [plural]
  1. Prison. Tags: slang
    Sense id: fr-house_of_wax-en-noun-45lJWBot Categories (other): Termes argotiques en anglais, Anglais des États-Unis
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