bawdy-house
bawdy-house noun: a brothel; a house of prostitution.
Noun
bawdy-house (plural bawdy-houses)
- A brothel; a house of prostitution.
- Yet Sewell can publicly embrace a homosexual like George Hislop who helps to run a bawdy house for men and is a candidate for alderman in Ward 6.1980, Stew Newton, "Think About I!!", pamphlet reproduced in 1981, Feb 14, Alexander Wilson, "The New Right Attacks Childhood Sexuality: A Canadian Perspective", in Gay Community News, volume 8...
- The spread of venereal disease slaughtered innocent wives and families by the thousands; the plague of bawdy houses destroyed the peace and livelihood of honest citizens.2012, Faramerz Dabhoiwala, The Origins of Sex, Penguin, published 2013, page 57
bawdy-house meaning in Tamil
bawdy-house in Tamil
- இழிமனை, பரத்தையில்லம்
Forms of bawdy-house
| plural | bawdy-houses |
|---|---|
| alternative form | bawdy house |
| alternative form | bawdyhouse |
Words formed from bawdy-house
Phrases with bawdy-house
Questions about bawdy-house
- What does bawdy-house mean?
- Bawdy-house means a brothel; a house of prostitution.
- What is bawdy-house in Tamil?
- Bawdy-house in Tamil is இழிமனை, பரத்தையில்லம். See Bawdy-house meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is bawdy-house?
- Bawdy-house is a noun.
- What is the plural of bawdy-house?
- The plural of bawdy-house is bawdy-houses.
Words near bawdy-house in the dictionary
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