\Bawd"ry\, n. [OE. baudery, OF. bauderie, balderie,
boldness, joy. See {Bawd}.]
1. The practice of procuring women for the gratification of
   lust.
2. Illicit intercourse; fornication. --Shak.
3. Obscenity; filthy, unchaste language. ``The pert style of
   the pit bawdry.'' --Steele.