punch house n.
1. a brothel, or a tavern that doubles as such.
Dict. Canting Crew n.p.: Punch-houses Bawdy-houses. | ||
New Canting Dict. [as cit. c.1698]. | ||
, , , | Universal Etym. Eng. Dict. [as cit. c.1698]. |
2. (US black) a party frequented by pimps and their women, usu. an orgy.
Jailhouse Jargon and Street Sl. [unpub. ms.]. |