big house
noun Slang.
a penitentiary (usually preceded by the).
Origin of big house
First recorded in 1815–25
Words nearby big house
big gun,
big hair,
big head, have a,
big hitter,
big hook,
big house,
big idea,
big ike,
big kahuna,
big labor,
big laurel
Example sentences from the Web for big house
I was raised in the big-house, and helped as a servant-girl.
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