Noun: bawdyhouse 'bo-dee,haws
Usage: vulgar, archaic
Usage: vulgar, archaic
- 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
Encyclopedia: Bawdyhouse