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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dory1 /ˈdɔːri/

▶noun (pl. dories) a deep-bodied marine fish with a large mouth. [Families Zeidae and Oreosomatidae: several species, including the John Dory.]

– origin ME: from Fr. dorée, fem. past part. of dorer ‘gild’, based on L. aurum ‘gold’.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
dory2 /ˈdɔːri/

▶noun (pl. dories) a small flat-bottomed rowing boat with a high bow and stern.

– origin C18: perh. from Miskito dóri ‘dugout’.

'dory' also found in these Oxford entries:

hunky-dory - John Dory

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