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panel house noun a brothel with sliding walls through which thieves steal from the clothes of customers US, 1848- There are also “panel” houses. These work by having the woman help the man take his clothing off and place it in a certain position, probably over a convenient chair. While he is concentrating on thoughts other than his watch and money, a panel slides open, a dark hand comes through the opening and takes everything out of the pockets. — Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer, New York Confidential, pp. 98–9, 1948
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