(n.) A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side; a firedog; as, a pair of andirons.
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Dogsbody
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(1) "Can you imagine the shock of leaving your family home and suddenly becoming a dogsbody in your mother-in-law's house?"
(2) They weren't very good and lost the contract but Carter stayed on as an administrative dogsbody and personal assistant.
(3) But, more importantly, he also got a temporary post as "a dogsbody" at the Guardian.
(4) Wood, who was described by his defence barrister as a “dogsbody”, gave up on the heist during the gang’s second attempt at breaking in, for fear of getting caught, his trial at Woolwich crown court heard.