Carhouse vs Cathouse - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between carhouse and cathouse

is that carhouse is (us) a garage attached to a house while cathouse is (us|slang) a brothel.

(en noun)

(US) A garage attached to a house

* 1960 , , chapter 15,

As far back as I could remember, there was always a Chevrolet in excellent condition in the carhouse ,....

* Id., chapter 16,

Atticus killed the engine in the driveway and coasted to the carhouse ; we went in the back door and to our rooms without a word.

(US, dated) A storage area for streetcars

* cat-house

(en noun)

(US, slang) A brothel.

* 1946 , Mezz Mezzrow & Bernard Wolfe, Really the Blues , Payback Press 1999, p. 5:

Do you know how he spent years watching the droopy chicks in cathouses , listening to his cellmates moaning low behind the bars [...]?

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