Bloodhouse
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bloodhouse is a noun meaning A building where violent, bloody brawls are common.
Meaning
A building where violent, bloody brawls are common.
Example Sentences
Compared to those bloodhouses, the El Rocco was a beacon of sophistication.
There are still a few bloodhouses, as the rowdier institutions are called, patronized exclusively by men;
City hotels favoured by the homosexually inclined ranged in style from the swank Australia Hotel to ‘blood-houses’ like the Belfields.
From the bloodhouses of my youth, vagrant hotels, I see your face / Dead girl (dear Jan!) in smoke-filled rooms—glass-littered slimy floors.
Word Forms
- bloodhouses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include abattoir, slaughterhouse, shambles, madhouse, monkey-house, deadhouse.
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