able bodied (ablbod"id)

[ +-ed2.] Having a sound, strong body; having strength sufficient for physical work: as, a dozen able - bodied men; an able - bodied sailor. In a ship's papers abbreviated to A. В. Feeding high, and living soft, Grew plump and able - bodied . Tennyson, The Goose. ablegatet (abʻlē-gāt), v. t. [L. ablegatus, pp. of ablegare, send away,