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What does the word bodger mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word bodger . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Feb 17, 2001 · Many people have written to say that they know a bodger as a pointed instrument for various purposes. For example Doug Dew wrote: “From my childhood in Surrey, I have a vague memory of the use of the word bodger to mean a blunt stick or tool used to make holes in the ground for seeds”.
A bodger is a term used in carpentry to describe a worker that specializes in producing rough and ready pieces of furniture, usually with an artistic flare. They are typically employed by larger construction companies to produce pieces that are quickly made and are often made from recycled materials.
What does the noun bodger mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun bodger , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
2 meanings: 1. Australian informal worthless or second-rate 2. a labourer who traditionally lived and worked in the forest,.... Click for more definitions.
Bodging (full name chair-bodgering) is a traditional woodturning craft, using green (unseasoned) wood to make chair legs and other cylindrical parts of chairs. The work was done close to where a tree was felled. The itinerant craftsman who made the chair legs was known as a bodger or chair-bodger.
What does the noun bodger mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun bodger . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
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