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bawdry definition

bawdry (bô′drē)

noun

  1. lewd language; bawdiness
  2. Archaic the occupation of a bawd

Etymology: ME & OFr bauderie, gaiety: see bawd

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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