bawdyhouse

[baw-dee-hous]

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noun, plural bawd·y·hous·es

[baw-dee-hou-ziz] /ˈbɔ diˌhaʊ zɪz/.

a brothel.

Origin of bawdyhouse

First recorded in 1545–55; bawdy + house

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Related Words for bawdyhouse

brothel, whorehouse, bawdyhouse, bordello, cathouse

British Dictionary definitions for bawdyhouse

bawdyhouse

noun

an archaic word for brothel

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