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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