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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bawd \Bawd\, v. i. To procure women for lewd purposes. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bawd n : a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn: {prostitute}, {cocotte}, {whore}, {harlot}, {trollop}, {tart}, {cyprian}, {fancy woman}, {working girl}, {sporting lady}, {lady of pleasure}, {woman of the street}]
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