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 Definitions of bawd  [ɔd]  

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Definition of 'bawd' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) bawd
a woman who maintains a brothel; madam.

2.  bawd
a prostitute.

Etymology:  (1325–75; ME bawde, n. use of MF baude, fem. of baud jolly, dissolute < Gmc; cf. OE baldbold)

Definition of 'bawd' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the street
a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money


Definition of 'bawd' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) bawd
a person who keeps a house of prostitution, or procures women for a lewd purpose; a procurer or procuress; a lewd person; -- usually applied to a woman

2. (verb) bawd
to procure women for lewd purposes



'bawd' - Nearby Entries  

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