dor|nick

dor|nick
dor|nick1 «DR nihk», noun.
a kind of linen cloth used in Scotland especially for tablecloths.
╂[< Doornik, the Flemish name for Tournay, a city in Belgium, where it was first made]
dor|nick2 «DR nihk», noun.
U.S. a pebble, stone, or small boulder.
╂[American English, probably < Irish dornog fist, small stone for throwing]

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