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bawd

n.
US //ˈbɔd// UK //bˈɔːd// bawd Archaic
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Origin

From Middle English bawde, baude, from Old French baud (“bold, lively, jolly, gay”). Doublet of bold. An association with Welsh bawddyn (“dirty fellow, scoundrel”), from baw (“dirt”), was suggested by the Rev. Henry Todd.

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