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dory

UK/ˈdɔːɹi/ US/ˈdɔri/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

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

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2.

marine fishes widely distributed in mid-waters and deep slope waters

Origin

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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