as in brothels
a building in which prostitutes are available
a frontier mining town that had few diversions other than the local bawdy house
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The 1893 silver crash and the following regional depression left the area in decline, turning it into skid row with brothels, speakeasies, pawn shops and widespread crime.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2026 -
Among the chapters are Minnesota Identity, Red River Oxcarts, Upper Landing Industry, settlements of Germans, Bohemians, Italians and Irish, schools and brothels, Shepherd Road, West End Art and Entertainment and Community Reporter newspaper.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Bawdy houses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bawdy%20houses. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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