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dorse
[ dawrs ]
/ dɔrs /
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noun
the back of a book or folded document.
Ecclesiastical Obsolete. dossal (def. 1).
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Origin of dorse
First recorded in 1515–25, dorse is from the Latin word dorsum back
Words nearby dorse
dorsad, dorsal, dorsal fin, dorsalis, dorsal lip, dorse, dorser, Dorset, Dorset Down, Dorset Horn, Dorsetshire
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How to use dorse in a sentence
I want to come north some time soon but I do not want to leve here looking for a job wher I would be in dorse all winter.
Much of the light brown oil of commerce is obtained from Gadus callarius (the dorse).
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