About The Word Bawdry
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Bawdry
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What's The Definition Of Bawdry?
[n] lewd or obscene talk or writing; "it was smoking-room bawdry"; "they published a collection of Elizabethan bawdy"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Bawdry: bawdy Related Terms | Find terms related to Bawdry: See Also | obscenity | vulgarism Bawdry In Webster's Dictionary \Bawd"ry\, n. [OE. baudery, OF. bauderie, balderie,
boldness, joy. See {Bawd}.]
1. The practice of procuring women for the gratification of
lust.
2. Illicit intercourse; fornication. --Shak.
3. Obscenity; filthy, unchaste language. ``The pert style of
the pit bawdry.'' --Steele.
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