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bawd

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noun

IPA: /bɔːd/

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The correct spelling is bawd. A person who keeps a house of prostitution, or procures women for prostitution; a procurer, a madame.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A person who keeps a house of prostitution, or procures women for prostitution; a procurer, a madame.
  2. 2.A lewd person.

verb

  1. 1.To procure women for lewd purposes.

adjective

  1. 1.Joyous; riotously gay.

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