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bawd
UK
/bɔːd/
US
/bɔd/
Translations
bawds
pl
UK
/bɔːd/
US
/bɔd/
The bawd was well-known in the town for her discreet establishment.
La maquerelle était bien connue en ville pour son établissement discret.
He was arrested for working as a bawd on the city’s waterfront.
Il a été arrêté pour avoir travaillé comme proxénète sur les quais de la ville.
Additional translations
bawded
Past Simple
bawded
Past Participle
bawding
Gerund
UK
/bɔːd/
US
/bɔd/
Archaic/rare verb meaning ‘to act as a bawd; to procure customers for prostitution’
They earned a living by bawding for the men stationed at the garrison.
Ils gagnaient leur vie en proxénétant pour les hommes stationnés à la garnison.
Definitions
The bawd was well-known in the town for her discreet establishment.
He was arrested for working as a bawd on the city’s waterfront.
The old bawd plied her trade in the taverns of the port.
He dismissed the poet as a drunken bawd unfit for polite company.
They earned a living by bawding for the men stationed at the garrison.