dog’s body—
1. the complete material structure of a dog:
- A general knowledge of your dog’s body and how it functions will prove helpful in his daily care.
2. the physical remains of a dead dog:
- The dog’s body remained floating in the canal waters over the weekend.
dogsbody—(coll.) a person who carries out menial tasks for others:
- I was a sort of general dogsbody to begin with—assistant stage-manager, and what have you.