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dogsbody

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dogs⋅bod⋅y

  [dawgz-bod-ee, dogz-]
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–noun, plural -bod⋅ies. Chiefly British Slang.
a menial worker; drudge.
Origin:
1810–20; orig. a junior naval officer, earlier a sailor's term for soaked sea biscuits or pease pudding
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dogs·bod·y   (dôgz'bŏd'ē, dŏgz'-)   
n.  pl. dogs·bod·ies Chiefly British Slang One who does menial work; a drudge.

[British slang, naval rations (obsolete), midshipman.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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