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bodysnatching

bodysnatching noun: the illicit theft of cadavers, especially by exhuming them from graves, to sell to them to anatomists, surgeons, etc.

Noun

bodysnatching (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The illicit theft of cadavers, especially by exhuming them from graves, to sell to them to anatomists, surgeons, etc.

Origin of bodysnatching

From body + snatching.

Questions about bodysnatching

What does bodysnatching mean?
Bodysnatching means the illicit theft of cadavers, especially by exhuming them from graves, to sell to them to anatomists, surgeons, etc.
What part of speech is bodysnatching?
Bodysnatching is a noun.

Words near bodysnatching in the dictionary

  1. bodyslammed
  2. bodyslamming
  3. bodyslams
  4. bodysnatcher
  5. bodysnatchers
  6. bodysnatching
  7. bodyspray
  8. bodysprays
  9. bodystocking
  10. bodystockings
  11. bodystyle

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