big house

== English == === Alternative forms === (religious building): bighouse === Pronunciation === === Noun === big house (plural big houses) (slang) Prison, jail. (slang, obsolete) The workhouse. A religious building of the Delaware Indians, representing the cosmos. Coordinate term: longhouse A plantation house Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big,‎ house. ==== Usage notes ==== In slang, always preceded by "the".