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bawd

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Bawd \Bawd\, n. [OE. baude, OF. balt, baut, baude, bold, merry,
   perh. fr. OHG. bald bold; or fr. Celtic, cf. W. baw dirt. Cf.
   {Bold}, {Bawdry}.]
   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 \Bawd\, v. i.
   To procure women for lewd purposes.

Source : WordNet®

bawd
     n : a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn: {prostitute},
          {cocotte}, {whore}, {harlot}, {tart}, {cyprian}, {fancy
         woman}, {working girl}, {sporting lady}, {lady of
         pleasure}, {woman of the street}]
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