informal
,
sporting house
AmE old use
,
house of ill repute
,
house of ill fame
Synonym:
punch house 
literary
*
old use
Liquor was legal in Canada, while bawdy houses were not.
We can't let you continue to run six bawdy houses and arrest her for running but one!
Running a bawdy house of whatever kind is an equal crime against the law.
Hell's bells, die whole bawdy house would have been no problem.
Until a year ago, it had been the best-known bawdy house in the city.
"All I need is a long vacation in a bawdy house."
The Gabe family lived directly across the street from the bawdy house.
She was arrested for running a bawdy house and pleaded guilty.
So I think he went down to the stews and bawdy houses along the river.
He had just seen a man come out of the bawdy house.
