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DORSE
Etymology 1
Noun
dorse (plural dorses)
The Baltic or variable cod (Gadus morhua callarias), by some believed to be the young of the common codfish.
Etymology 2
Noun
dorse (plural dorses)
(obsolete) The back of a book.
(obsolete) A dossal.
(obsolete, slang) A person's back.
Anagrams
• DEROS, ReDoS, Sedor, deros, doers, doser, ordes, redos, resod, rodes, rosed, soder, sored
Source: Wiktionary
Dorse, n. Etym: [Cf. L. dorsum the back. See Dorsel, Dosel.]
1. Same as dorsal, n. [Obs.]
2. The back of a book. [Obs.] Books, all richly bound, with gilt dorses. Wood.
Dorse, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The Baltic or variable cod (Gadus callarias), by some believed to be the young of the common codfish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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