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bawdyhouse
bawd·y·house
/
ˈbɔ
diˌhaʊs
/
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[
baw
-dee-hous
]
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noun,
plural
bawd·y·hous·es
/
ˈbɔ
diˌhaʊ
zɪz
/
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[
baw
-dee-hou-ziz
]
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.
a brothel.
Origin:
1545–55;
bawdy
+
house
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bawdyhouse
(ˈbɔːdɪˌhaʊs)
—
n
an archaic word for
brothel
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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