Meaning of cat wagon | Babel Free

Definitions

A small brothel operating out of a wagon or similar vehicle, servicing travelling labourers, soldiers etc.

US, historical, slang

Examples

““Kid, I like women too, but not that way. You need time to get acquainted, drink a little, talk a little. In the cat wagon you got to get it over with and out in five minutes, no time to button your pants.””

“There was an uproad from the fire-eaters, who imagined they were fighting for human dignity and freedom from the northern elite, but more cat wagons were requisitioned and the complaining stopped.”

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