bod

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noun Informal.

body: You've got to have a great bod to look good in that bathing suit.
Chiefly British. person: We need a few more bods to help with the extra work.

Origin of bod

First recorded in 1780–90; short for body

BOD

biochemical oxygen demand.

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Related Words for bod

frame, carcass, torso, shaft, embodiment, figure, form, makeup, tenement, anatomy, shape, chassis, build, trunk, constitution, beefcake, protoplasm, bod, development, attitude

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Historical Examples of bod

Through this an arched way was dug, by which the Indians bore his bod to the grave.
Cape Cod
Henry D. Thoreau
Bodice, bod′is, n. a woman's outer garment covering the waist and bust: the close-fitting waist or body of a woman's gown.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)
Various
Bodkin, bod′kin, n. a small dagger: a small instrument for pricking holes or for dressing the hair: a large blunt needle.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)
Various
The muscles of her neck and the veins of her forehead stand out like cords, while perspiration streams from her bod.
The Tinguian
Fay-Cooper Cole
She's a rare wench, and would sooner see a rebel hanged, than bod her nose at a basin of swig and roasted apples.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2)
John Roby

British Dictionary definitions for bod

bod

noun informal

a fellow; chaphe's a queer bod
another word for body (def. 1)

Word Origin for bod

C18: short for body

BOD

abbreviation for

biochemical oxygen demand

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Word Origin and History for bod

1788, "a person," short for body. Meaning "physical body" is recorded from 1933.