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Definition of fleshpots noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fleshpots

noun
 
/ˈfleʃpɒts/
 
/ˈfleʃpɑːts/
[plural] (humorous)
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  1. places supplying food, drink and sexual entertainment
    • the fleshpots of the capital
    Word Originearly 16th cent.: with biblical allusion to the fleshpots of Egypt (Exod. 16:3).
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