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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.
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Bawd \Bawd\, v. i.
To procure women for lewd purposes.
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