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bawdyhouse

[baw-dee-hous]
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noun, plural bawd·y·hous·es [baw-dee-hou-ziz] /ˈbɔ diˌhaʊ zɪz/.

a brothel.

RELATED WORDS

brothel, whorehouse, bordello, cathouse

Nearby words

  1. bawbee,
  2. bawcock,
  3. bawd,
  4. bawdry,
  5. bawdy,
  6. bawl,
  7. bawl out,
  8. bawn,
  9. bawneen,
  10. bax

Origin of bawdyhouse

First recorded in 1545–55; bawdy + house
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British Dictionary definitions for bawdyhouse

bawdyhouse

noun

an archaic word for brothel
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