dory
Meaning
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A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.
Synonyms
jack salmon
Stizostedion vitreum
gray pike
green pike
Zeus faber
peter fish
blue pike
yellow pickerel
marble eye
okow
wall-eyed pickerel
wall-eyed pike
wall-eyed pike-perch
walleye pike
yellow pike
yellow pike perch
yellow pike-perch
john dory
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdɔːɹi/
Etymology
Attested in American English from 1709 C.E.; possibly derived from an indigenous language of the West Indies or Central America, perhaps Miskito.
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