dory

¹ American  

[dawr-ee, dohr-ee] / ˈdɔr i, ˈdoʊr i /

noun

plural

dories

1. a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.

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dory ² American  

[dawr-ee, dohr-ee] / ˈdɔr i, ˈdoʊr i /

noun

plural

dories

1. John Dory.

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dory ¹ British  

/ ˈdɔːrɪ /

noun

1. any spiny-finned marine teleost food fish of the family Zeidae, esp the John Dory, having a deep compressed body

2. another name for walleye walleye

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dory ² British  

/ ˈdɔːrɪ /

noun

1. a flat-bottomed rowing boat with a high bow, stern, and sides

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Etymology

Origin of dory¹

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

Origin of dory²

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

Example Sentences

The other men had gone back to swabbing out the dories, stacking them neatly one inside the next.

From Literature

Everybody thought we were lying - this place was all hunky dory.

From BBC

“By six weeks, everything is hunky dory. It’s in between that they need the most care and attention,” said Olga Gadomskiy, a midwife with Sky Valley Midwifery serving Yakima, Benton, Franklin and Walla Walla counties.

From Seattle Times

When it comes to matters between the Carolina Panthers wide receiver and his coaches, things appear to be far from hunky dory.

From Seattle Times

But early on specified mornings, motorized dories and skiffs headed out to sea, fishing for the local quota of cod allowed for personal consumption.

From Washington Post

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