What does mollie-house mean?
Mollie-house means Alternative form of molly house..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative form of molly house..
In 1726 a raid on mollie-houses in London resulted in twenty places being discovered.
After what Kate Little had told him, he had gone to the mollie-house tonight half-convinced that he would find Lawrence at the root of it all – a desperate and manipulated figure, perhaps, but guilty nonetheless.
That was very encouraging, indeed, since the only time Matthias had considered leaving his study after his. return to London was to attend the theater or visit a mollie-house.
Use mollie-house when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Mollie-house means Alternative form of molly house..
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In 1726 a raid on mollie-houses in London resulted in twenty places being discovered.
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