Read full poem →Now nothing left, but wither'd, pale, and shrunk,
To bawd for others, and go shares with punk.
Dictionary Entry
A person who keeps a house of prostitution, or procures women for prostitution; a procurer, a madame.
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Common Phrases
. bawdbawd oldbawd spanishbawd notoriousbawd common
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Poetry examples for “bawd”
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Read full poem →And think to ruin, where it seemed to raise.
These are, as some infamous bawd, or whore,
Should praise a matron; what would hurt her more?
To The Memory Of My Beloved, The Author, Mr William Shakespeare, And What He Hath Left UsbyBen Jonson
Read full poem →And think to ruin where it seemed to raise.
These are as some infamous bawd or whore
Should praise a matron. What could hurt her more?
Read full poem →The wench by my fault is set forth to sell. 10
The bawd I play, lovers to her I guide:
Her gate by my hands is set open wide.
Read full poem →Wilt nothing do, why I should wish thy death?
Can I but loathe a husband grown a bawd?
By thy default thou dost our joys defraud.
Read full poem →Is't not enough that thou corrupt'st my lord,
And art a bawd to his affections.
But thou must call mine honour thus in question?
Read full poem →Dearer than life she holds it. I remember
A Gypsy woman, a vile, shameless bawd,
Whose craft was to betray the young and fair;