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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Harlotry \Har"lot*ry\ (-r[y^]), n.
     1. Ribaldry; buffoonery; a ribald story. [Obs.] --Piers
        Plowman. --Chaucer.
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     2. The trade or practice of prostitution; habitual or


        customary lewdness. --Dryden.
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     3. Anything meretricious; as, harlotry in art.
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     4. A harlot; a strumpet; a baggage. [Obs.]
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              He sups to-night with a harlotry.     --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  harlotry
       n : offering sexual intercourse for pay [syn: {prostitution}, {whoredom}]

















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