bodle

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noun

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

OriginOld English botl →
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Meanings

bodle1

nounbodle (plural bodles)

plural bodles · alternative boddle

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

Bodle2

proper nounBodle (plural Bodles)

plural Bodles

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbotl“dwelling house”
  2. EnglishBodle

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

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APA

bodle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bodle

MLA

“bodle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bodle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bodle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bodle.

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