embrothel

English

Etymology

From em- +‎ brothel.

Verb

embrothel (third-person singular simple present embrothels, present participle embrothelling or embrotheling, simple past and past participle embrothelled or embrotheled)

  1. (transitive, rare or obsolete) To inclose or harbour in a brothel.
    • a. 1631, John Donne, Satyre II:
      Men, which chuse Law practice for mere gain, boldly repute, Worse than imbrothel'd strumpets prostitute.
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