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dogsbody

noun
dogs·​body | \ ˈdȯgz-ˌbä-dē How to pronounce dogsbody (audio) \

Definition of dogsbody

chiefly British
: drudge sense 1
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Examples of dogsbody in a Sentence

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

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 From 1938 to 1940 Nick Clifford was on Mount Rushmore, first as dogsbody and wood-chopper, then as labourer and winchman. — The Economist, "The last man to have built Mount Rushmore," 1 Aug. 2019 Charley, who already has a casual job with Del (Steve Buscemi), a local horse trainer, now becomes his full-time dogsbody, or nagsbody—cleaning the stables, driving the truck, or walking Lean on Pete. — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, "“Ready Player One” and “Lean on Pete”," 24 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of dogsbody

1922, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for dogsbody

British naval slang dogsbody pudding made of peas, junior officer

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