(idea) by coby Sun Apr 16 2000 at 18:20:06

As used in a statute relating to service in the militia, this term does not imply an absolute freedom from all physical ailment. It imports an absence of those palapable and visible defects which evidently incapacitate the person from performing the ordinary duties of a soldier.

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(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:35:17

A`ble-bod"ied (#), a.

Having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust.

"Able-bodied vagrant." Froude. -- A`ble-bod"ied*ness, n..

 

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