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dory

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[ dawr-ee, dohr-ee ]
/ ˈdɔr i, ˈdoʊr i /
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noun, plural do·ries.
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
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Origin of dory

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First recorded in 1700–10, Americanism; alleged to be from Miskito dóri, dúri (if this word is itself not from English )

Words nearby dory

dorter, Dorticós, Dortmund, dorty, Dorval, dory, doryman, dory skiff, DOS, dosa, dos-à-dos

Other definitions for dory (2 of 2)

dory2
[ dawr-ee, dohr-ee ]
/ ˈdɔr i, ˈdoʊr i /
noun, plural do·ries.
John Dory.

Origin of dory

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1400–50; late Middle English dorre, dorray<Middle French doree (feminine past participle of dorer to gild) <Late Latin deaurāta;see dorado
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Words related to dory

raft, barge, canoe, catamaran, craft, dinghy, gondola, sailboat, schooner, ship, yacht, cutter, skiff, sloop, vessel, ark, flatboat, lighter, scow, bark

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British Dictionary definitions for dory (1 of 2)

dory1
/ (ˈdɔːrɪ) /
noun plural -ries
any spiny-finned marine teleost food fish of the family Zeidae, esp the John Dory, having a deep compressed body
another name for walleye (def. 5), walleye (def. 6)

Word Origin for dory

C14: from French dorée gilded, from dorer to gild, from Late Latin deaurāre, ultimately from Latin aurum gold

British Dictionary definitions for dory (2 of 2)

dory2
/ (ˈdɔːrɪ) /
noun plural -ries
US and Canadian a flat-bottomed rowing boat with a high bow, stern, and sides

Word Origin for dory

C18: from Mosquito (an American Indian language of Honduras and Nicaragua) dóri dugout
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