ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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.

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