Bodle

A Scotticism for a penny Scots; a coin worth about an English farthing. Bodlei'an (or BODLEYAN) Library, the celebrated library of the University of Oxford, was founded by Sir Thomas Bodley, an eminent diplomatist of the days of Queen Elizabeth, in 1610. It was completed in 1613, and enlarged in 1634. It contains upwards of 400,000 vols. of printed books, and 22,000 vols. of MSS. Bod'min, a borough of England, co. Cornwall, 25 m. W. by N. of Plymouth. It is an ancient town and has been partially rebuilt. Manf . Shoes.