able-bodied (adj.)1620s; see able + body....
ablutionablution: see lavatoryablution (n.)\\\"ritual washing,\\\" late 14c., from Latin ablutionem...
abnegate (v.)1650s, from Latin abnegatus, past participle of abnegare \\\"to refuse, deny\\\" (see a...
abnegation (n.)late 14c., \\\"a negative assertion,\\\" c. 1500 as \\\"self-denial,\\\" from Latin a...
abnormal (adj.)1835, displaced older abnormous (1742) and rival anormal (1835) under influence of La...
abnormality (n.)\\\"quality of being abnormal,\\\" 1854; \\\"abnormal feature or quality,\\\" 1859,...
aboard (adv.)late 14c., probably in most cases from Old French à bord, from à \\\"on\\\" + bord \\\"...
abodeabode: see bideabode (n.)mid-13c., \\\"action of waiting,\\\" verbal noun identical with Old En...
abolish (v.)mid-15c., from Middle French aboliss-, present participle stem of abolir \\\"to abolish\...