English Dictionary

molly house

名詞

歴史的 俗語

(now historical, slang) A tavern or other establishment in 18th and 19th century England where homosexuals could meet for sexual encounters.

日本語の意味

18世紀から19世紀のイギリスにおいて、同性愛者が性的な出会いを求めて集まるための酒場やその他の施設（歴史的なスラング表現）

In the novel, the protagonist nervously entered a dimly lit molly house, hoping to find companionship among the clandestine crowd.

小説の中で、主人公は薄暗い、同性愛者が性的な出会いを求めて集まる酒場に緊張しながら入り、そこで秘密の群衆の中に仲間を見つけることを望んだ。

意味（1）

(now historical, slang) A tavern or other establishment in 18th and 19th century England where homosexuals could meet for sexual encounters.

Just west of Charing Cross (where a molly named Tolson kept a brandy shop in the late 1720s, and where Whale and Horner were pilloried for keeping a molly house), we come to St James's Square and Pall Mall, ...

molly houses （ plural ）