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bodle

bodle noun: a former Scottish copper coin of less value than a bawbee, worth about one-sixth of an English penny.

Noun

bodle (plural bodles)

  1. (historical) A former Scottish copper coin of less value than a bawbee, worth about one-sixth of an English penny.

Proper noun capitalized: Bodle

Bodle (plural Bodles)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of bodle

Noun
pluralbodles
alternative formboddle
Proper noun
pluralBodles

Origin of bodle

Topographic surname for someone who lived or worked at a particularly large house, from Old English botl (“dwelling house”).

Questions about bodle

What does bodle mean?
Bodle means a former Scottish copper coin of less value than a bawbee, worth about one-sixth of an English penny.
What part of speech is bodle?
Bodle can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of bodle?
The plural of bodle is bodles.

Words near bodle in the dictionary

  1. bodkine
  2. bodkined
  3. bodkins
  4. Bodkinses
  5. bodkinwise
  6. bodle
  7. Bodleian
  8. bodles
  9. Bodley
  10. Bodleys
  11. Bodman

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