dogsbody

[ dawgz-bod-ee, dogz- ]

noun,plural dogs·bod·ies.Chiefly British Slang.
  1. a menial worker; drudge.

Origin of dogsbody

1
First recorded in 1810–20; originally a junior naval officer, earlier a sailor's term for soaked sea biscuits or pease pudding

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British Dictionary definitions for dogsbody

dogsbody

/ (ˈdɒɡzˌbɒdɪ) /


nounplural -bodies
  1. informal a person who carries out menial tasks for others; drudge

verb-bodies, -bodying or -bodied
  1. (intr) to act as a dogsbody

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