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bawd⋅ry
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dri
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–noun
1.
Archaic
.
lewdness; obscenity; bawdiness.
2.
Obsolete
.
a.
the business of a prostitute.
b.
illicit intercourse; fornication.
Origin:
1350–1400;
ME
bawdery.
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bawd
,
-ery
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bawdry
bawd·ry
(bô'drē)
n. Risqué, coarse, or obscene language.
[Middle English
bawdery
,
pandering
, from
bawd
,
bawd
; see
bawd
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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