Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A name given by seamen to a pease-pudding boiled in a cloth.

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Examples

  • The poor house cleaner and general dog's-body will have her day in Court.

    Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister? 2010

  • The poor house cleaner and general dog's-body will have her day in Court.

    Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister? 2010

  • But he was a good cook, and knew his business; and it wasn't soup-and-bully and dog's-body every Sunday.

    Man Overboard! 1881

  • In high school, Bill was running dog's-body (errands) at the local radio station in the early 60's, and he graduated to DJ duties.

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  • Heavily involved with the practical side of the farm, with calf rearing, milking, accounts and paperwork, she refers to herself as the general dog's-body and gofer.

    FWi - All News 2008

  • Heavily involved with the practical side of the farm, with calf rearing, milking, accounts and paperwork, she refers to herself as the general dog's-body and gofer.

    FWi - All News 2008

  • Heavily involved with the practical side of the farm, with calf rearing, milking, accounts and paperwork, she refers to herself as the general dog's-body and gofer.

    FWi - All News 2008

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