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Meaning
Noun
●
In Nautical & Watercraft:
A small
flat-bottomed
boat
with
pointed
or somewhat
pointed
ends
, used for
fishing
both
offshore
and on rivers.
●
In Fish:
Any of several different
families
of large-eyed,
silvery
, deep-bodied,
laterally
compressed
, and
roughly
discoid
marine
fish.
●
In Polearms & Spears:
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.
Adj
●
Of a
bright
yellow
or
golden
color.
Name
●
A
diminutive
of the
female
given names
Dorothy or Doris.
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
dory
English
doree
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
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