Meaning bawd
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bawda complicated word of uncertain history. First attested late 15c., "lewd person" (of either sex; since c. 1700 applied only to women), probably from baude-strote "procurer of prostitute [..]
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bawd procurer.
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bawdBawd is an archaic term used to refer to a person, usually a woman, who keeps a house of prostitution or bawdy house. A bawd solicits customers for a prostitute. The term refers to a madam of the bawd [..]
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bawd(n) a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money
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bawdprocurer
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(now,_|archaic|_|or|_|historical) A person who keeps a house of prostitution, or procures women for prostitution; a procurer, a madame.
* '''1717''', Ned Ward, '''':
*: As Whores decay'd and past [..]
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