London-Bawd (1705) 103: The house which I now keep, is a house of Convenience for Gentlemen and Ladies; and goes under several Denominations: Some calls it The School of Venus; others a Vaulting School; others the Assignation-house; And some that are my Enemies, bestow upon it the Title of a Bawdy-house.at house of convenience (n.) under house, n.1