formerly used figuratively to suggest slum areas, rowdiness, etc.
gashouse in American English
(ˈɡæsˌhaus)
nounWord forms: plural-houses (-ˌhauzɪz)
gasworks
Word origin
[1875–80, Amer.; gas + house]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: hat trick, musical chairs, neoclassic, pressure point, slime mold