dory
noun
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
dories
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pluralof dory.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Built in 1847, the brightly painted house we had booked for a full week was known as Dory Buff, in honor of the traditional yellowish hue of Newfoundland fishing dories.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 26, 2022
Bassi’s grandfather fished halibut back when schooners carried small dories out to the fishing grounds, which made the landing of a fish that can grow to 500 pounds all the more exciting.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2019
Others climbed aboard the hulls of overturned dories to replace planks.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 12, 2015
Instead of Hopper’s dories, though, a lone sloop glided by.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2015
Breakfast and lunch she ate alone, for the men were out in the dories and Captain Strøm stayed at the helm, poring over the sea charts.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
