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Meaning of dory

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dory

Pronunciation:/ˈdɔːɹi/

noun

Definitions

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

dory

Pronunciation:/ˈdɔːɹi/

noun

Definitions

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

adjective

Definitions

  1. Of a bright yellow or golden color.

dory

noun

Definitions

  1. 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.