What does "bawdry" mean?
Bawdry: Illicit intercourse; fornication. Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.Obscenity; filthy, unchaste language. "The pert style of the pit bawdry." Steele.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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