do|ry

do|ry¹ «DR ee, DOHR-», noun, plural -ries.

a rowboat with a narrow, flat bottom and high sides. It was formerly much used by fishermen.

╂[American English, perhaps < Miskito (a language of Nicaragua) dóri]

do|ry² «DR ee, DOHR-», noun, plural -ries.

1. = John Dory. (Cf. ↑John Dory)

2. any one of various related fishes, such as the walleyed pike of North America.

╂[< French dorée (literally) gilded. Compare etym. under dorado. (Cf. ↑dorado)]