Bawdry (&unr_;), n. [OE. baudery, OF. bauderie, balderie, boldness, joy. See Bawd.] 1. The practice of procuring women for the gratification of lust.
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2. Illicit intercourse; fornication. Shak.
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3. Obscenity; filthy, unchaste language. “The pert style of the pit bawdry.” Steele.
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