present participle of bawd

(now archaic or historical) A person who keeps a house of prostitution, or procures women for prostitution; a procurer, a madame. / A lewd person.

(obsolete) Joyous; riotously gay.

(archaic) To procure women for lewd purposes.

plural of bawd

simple past tense and past participle of bawd

(obsolete, nautical, slang) An elder, worn-out, or semi-retired prostitute working in a tavern, who is only desired for fetching pitchers of beer for patrons.

(now historical) A man who runs a brothel; a pimp.

plural of cock-bawd

plural of pitcher-bawd