able-bodied

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Having a sound, strong body

   Having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust; fit for service.

   • A servant determinately idle, leaving his work, or an able-bodied vagrant, roaming the country without means of honest self-support and without seeking employment, was to be brought before the two nearest magistrates.
   • It’s little wonder that Spanish invaders, led by Hernán Cortés, so easily conquered the Aztecs. By the time they arrived, most of the able-bodied men were dead either from having their hearts yanked out or falling off the pyramid.
2. 2

   Not disabled

   Not disabled; having no physical disability.

   • Unfair discrimination between the able-bodied and the disabled is illegal in many places.
3. 3

   Capable of performing all requisite duties as a seaman, specifically in the Royal Navy, a…

   Capable of performing all requisite duties as a seaman, specifically in the Royal Navy, a rating between leading and ordinary.

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