The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Able-bodied \A`ble-bod"ied\, a. Having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust. "Able-bodied vagrant." --Froude. -- A`ble-bod"ied*ness, n.. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
able-bodied adj 1: having a strong healthy body; "an able seaman"; "every able-bodied young man served in the army" [syn: able, able-bodied]