† flesh-ˈshambles Obs.
Also 5 flesshchameles, -ylle, -shamels, 6 fleshamelles.
A place where meat is killed or sold.
| a 1410 in York Myst. Introd. 24 note, All the folks of the salsemaker crafte..without the Flesshchameles. ? 1483 Caxton Vocab. 5 Goo to the flesshshamels. 1546 Mem. Ripon (Surtees) III. 30 To the kinges majestie furth of one burgage in Fleshamelles xvjd. 1552 in Huloet. |
b. A brothel.
| 1608 Day Hum. out of Br. ii. C iv, Venice..is counted the best flesh-shambles in Italie. |