Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bawdy-house

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
bawdy--house
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A brothel; a house of prostitution.

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What does bawdy-house mean?
A brothel; a house of prostitution.

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