Bawd'ry, n.

n. [O. Eng. bawdery, baudrie, baldrye, O. Fr. bauderie, balderie, boldness, joy. See BAWD.]

1. The practice of procuring women for the gratification of lust.
2. Obscenity; filthy, unchaste language. “The pert style of the pit bawdry.” Steele.
3. Illicit intercourse; fornication. Shak.