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dogsbody
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dogs·body

noun \ˈdȯgz-ˌbä-dē\

Definition of DOGSBODY

chiefly British
: drudge 1

Examples of DOGSBODY

  1. <I worked for several years as a gofer and general dogsbody for a London publishing house.>

Origin of DOGSBODY

British naval slang dogsbody pudding made of peas, junior officer
First Known Use: 1922

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Synonyms
slave [chiefly British], drone, drudge, drudger, fag, foot soldier, grub, grubber, grunt, laborer, peon, plugger, slavey, slogger, toiler, worker

Rhymes with DOGSBODY

blackbody, cell body, embody, homebody, nobody, somebody, stake body, wide-body

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