bawdyhouse

[ baw-dee-hous ]
/ ˈbɔ diˌhaʊs /
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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

Words nearby bawdyhouse

bawbee, bawcock, bawd, bawdry, bawdy, bawdyhouse, bawl, bawl out, bawn, bawneen, bax

Words related to bawdy house

bordello, cathouse, bagnio, whorehouse

British Dictionary definitions for bawdy house

bawdyhouse
/ (ˈbɔːdɪˌhaʊs) /

noun

an archaic word for brothel