bodier n.
(prize-fighting) a blow to the body.
Pierce Egan’s Life in London 22 May 133/1: [He] attempted to plant a bodier, but Dick stopped it in fine style. | ||
Whip & Satirist of NY & Brooklyn (NY) 15 Jan. n.p.: Abbot planted a bodier, rather heavy. |
(prize-fighting) a blow to the body.
Pierce Egan’s Life in London 22 May 133/1: [He] attempted to plant a bodier, but Dick stopped it in fine style. | ||
Whip & Satirist of NY & Brooklyn (NY) 15 Jan. n.p.: Abbot planted a bodier, rather heavy. |