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cock-bawd

noun

Etymology

From cock (“male”) + bawd.

  1. derived from baud
  2. inherited from bawde
  3. compounded as cock-bawd — “cock + bawd”

Definitions

  1. A man who runs a brothel

    A man who runs a brothel; a pimp.

    • Mr. Brown (well known to be Proveditor-General in the Hundreds of Drury) was at the Door and wanted to speak with her herself, upon which she ordered her Maid to bid the Cock-Bawd come in, which she did […]
    • This gentleman no sooner entered the room, than Cadwallader, in a whisper to Gauntlet, asked if that was not the cock-bawd; and before the captain could make any reply, "What an unconscionable whore-master the rogue is! (said he) […] "

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA