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bod

1

[ bod ]

noun

, Informal.
  1. You've got to have a great bod to look good in that bathing suit.

  2. Chiefly British. person:

    We need a few more bods to help with the extra work.



BOD

2
  1. biochemical oxygen demand.

bod

1

/ bɒd /

noun

  1. a fellow; chap

    he's a queer bod

  2. another word for body
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


BOD

2

abbreviation for

  1. biochemical oxygen demand
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bod1

First recorded in 1780–90; short for body
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bod1

C18: short for body
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Example Sentences

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.

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