vaulting school



vaulting school

obsolete A house of prostitution; a brothel. ("Vaulting" being an allusion to sexual intercourse.) To such a depth of degradation he hast fallen, that his abode hast been a vaulting school for a fortnight past.
See also: school

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Alvina[æl'vainə]
Holley['hɔli:]
JarrettJER-ət, JAR-ətEnglish
Appleby['æplbi]
Theodor-German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Romanian
Rock[rɔk]