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able-bodied - 3 dictionary results

a⋅ble-bod⋅ied

  [ey-buhl-bod-eed]
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–adjective
having a strong, healthy body; physically fit: Every able-bodied young man served in the armed forces.
Origin:
1615–25

Related forms:
a⋅ble-bod⋅ied⋅ness, noun
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a·ble-bod·ied   (ā'bəl-bŏd'ēd)
adj.  Physically strong and healthy: "It required an immediate end to welfare for the able-bodied poor" (David A. Stockman).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Able-bodied

A`ble-bod"ied\, a. Having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust. "Able-bodied vagrant." --Froude. -- A`ble-bod"ied*ness, n..
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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