Baw"cock (&?;), n. [From F. beau fine + E. cock (the bird); or more prob. fr. OF. baud bold, gay + E. cock. Cf. Bawd.] A fine fellow; -- a term of endearment. [Obs.] "How now, my bawcock ?" Shak.
Bawd (&?;), n. [OE. baude, OF. balt, baut, baude, bold, merry, perh. fr. OHG. bald bold; or fr. Celtic, cf. W. baw dirt. Cf. Bold, Bawdry.] A person who keeps a house of prostitution, or procures women for a lewd purpose; a procurer or procuress; a lewd person; -- usually applied to a woman.
Bawd, v. i. To procure women for lewd purposes.
Bawd"i*ly (&?;), adv. Obscenely; lewdly.
Bawd"i*ness, n. Obscenity; lewdness.
Bawd"rick (&?;), n. A belt. See Baldric.
Bawd"ry (&?;), n. [OE. baudery, OF. bauderie, balderie, boldness, joy. See Bawd.] 1. The practice of procuring women for the gratification of lust.