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BAWD
prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the street
(noun) a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bawd (plural bawds)
(now archaic or historical) A person who keeps a house of prostitution, or procures women for prostitution; a procurer, a madame.
A lewd person.
Adjective
bawd (comparative more bawd, superlative most bawd)
(obsolete) Joyous; riotously gay.
Verb
bawd (third-person singular simple present bawds, present participle bawding, simple past and past participle bawded)
(archaic) To procure women for lewd purposes.
Anagrams
• dawb
Source: Wiktionary
Bawd, n. Etym: [OE. baude, OF. balt, baut, baude, bold, merry, perh. fr. OHG. bald bold; or fr. Celtic, cf. W. baw dirt. Cf. Bold, Bawdry.]
Definition: 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.
Bawd, v. i.
Definition: To procure women for lewd purposes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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