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Noun: bawdyhouse  'bo-dee,haws
Usage: vulgar, archaic
  1. A building where prostitutes are available
    "The old bawdyhouse was converted into a respectable hotel";
    - brothel, house of prostitution, house of ill repute, sporting house [N. Amer]

Derived forms: bawdyhouses

Type of: building, edifice

Encyclopedia: Bawdyhouse