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Raredory
The correct spelling is dory.
How to pronounce dory
/ˈdɔːɹi/
nounIPA: /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.A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.
- 2.Any of several different families of large-eyed, silvery, deep-bodied, laterally compressed, and roughly discoid marine fish.
- 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.Of a bright yellow or golden color.
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