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dory

The correct spelling is dory.

How to pronounce dory

/ˈdɔːɹi/
noun

IPA: /ˈdɔːɹi/

Say it like: Dor-ee

The correct spelling is dory. A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.
  2. 2.Any of several different families of large-eyed, silvery, deep-bodied, laterally compressed, and roughly discoid marine fish.
  3. 3.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.

adjective

  1. 1.Of a bright yellow or golden color.

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