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gas-house (n.)
[gas-house 词源字典]
also
gashouse
, 1880 as a power-generating station, from
gas
(n.1) +
house
(n.). By 1926, emblematic of a run-down district of a U.S. city, a typical abode of criminals and gangsters.
[gas-house etymology, gas-house origin, 英语词源]