DORY

dory

(noun) marine fishes widely distributed in mid-waters and deep slope waters

walleye, walleyed pike, jack salmon, dory, Stizostedion vitreum

(noun) pike-like freshwater perches

dinghy, dory, rowboat

(noun) a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Proper noun

Dory (plural Dorys)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dory is the 26492^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 921 individuals. Dory is most common among White (73.07%) and Black/African American (21.72%) individuals.

Anagrams

• dyor

Etymology 1

Noun

dory (plural dories)

(nautical) A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.

Etymology 2

Noun

dory (plural dories)

Any of several different families of large-eyed, silvery, deep-bodied, laterally compressed, and roughly discoid marine fish.

Adjective

dory (comparative more dory, superlative most dory)

(obsolete) Of a bright yellow or golden color.

Etymology 3

Noun

dory (plural dories)

A wooden pike or spear about three metres (ten feet) in length with a flat, leaf-shaped iron spearhead and a bronze butt-spike (called a sauroter), which was the main weapon of hoplites in Ancient Greece. It was usually not thrown but rather thrust at opponents with one hand.

Anagrams

• dyor

Source: Wiktionary

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Do"ry, n.; pl. Dories. Etym: [Named from 1st color, fr. F. dorée gilded, fr. dorer to gild, L. deaurare. See Deaurate, and cf. Aureole.]

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A European fish. See Doree, and John Doree.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The American wall-eyed perch; -- called also doré. See Pike perch.

Do"ry, n.; pl. Dories (.

Definition: A small, strong, flat-bottomed rowboat, with sharp prow and flaring sides.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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