bod
[bod]
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
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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, attitudeExamples from the Web for bod
Historical Examples of bod
Through this an arched way was dug, by which the Indians bore his bod to the grave.
Cape CodHenry 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.
Bodkin, bod′kin, n. a small dagger: a small instrument for pricking holes or for dressing the hair: a large blunt needle.
The muscles of her neck and the veins of her forehead stand out like cords, while perspiration streams from her bod.
The TinguianFay-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.
bod
noun informal
Word Origin for bod
C18: short for body
BOD
abbreviation for
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