Meaning

1 senses
  1. (historical)A man who runs a brothel; a pimp.

Origin

From cock (“male”) + bawd.

From cock (“male”) + bawd.

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Forms

plural: cock-bawds
Singularcock-bawd
Pluralcock-bawds

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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