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bod

[ bod ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

BOD

BOD

bod

/ bɒd /

Origin of bod¹

First recorded in 1780–90; short for body

Origin of bod¹

C18: short for body

The horseman, aka Abraham, is actually passably cute, with a rocking bod and apparently steady source of income.

When asked if his wife, actress Anna Faris, is digging the new bod, he chuckles.

Pott′le-bod′ied, having a body shaped like a pottle; Pott′le-deep, to the bottom of the tankard.

Soft′-bod′ied, having a soft body; Soft′-con′scienced, having a sensitive conscience.

Unembodied, un-em-bod′id, adj. disembodied, incorporate: not collected into a body.

We've no kind o' meight i' this house bod three-ha'poth o' peas; an' we've no firin'.

My husband does bod get varra little upo th' hand-loom i' th' best o' times—5s.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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