dogger

¹

[ daw-ger, dog-er ]

noun

1. a two-masted Dutch fishing vessel with a blunt bow, used in the North Sea.

dogger

²

[ daw-ger, dog-er ]

noun

, Metalworking.

1. an assistant at a drawbench.

dogger

¹

/ ˈdɒɡə /

noun

1. a large concretion of consolidated material occurring in certain sedimentary rocks

dogger

²

/ ˈdɒɡə /

noun

1. a hunter of dingoes

Dogger

³

/ ˈdɒɡə /

noun

1. geology a formation of mid-Jurassic rocks in N England

dogger

⁴

/ ˈdɒɡə /

noun

1. a Dutch fishing vessel with two masts

Word History and Origins

Origin of dogger¹

1325–75; Middle English < Middle Dutch dogge fishing boat + -er -er ¹

Origin of dogger²

dog + -er ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of dogger¹

C17: of uncertain origin

Origin of dogger²

C20: from dog (see sense 2a) + -er ¹

Origin of dogger³

C14: probably from Middle Dutch dogge trawler

Example Sentences

"The harbour porpoises of the North Sea fare better. It's probably because they have more space to move around and follow the shoals of fish. And they have moved. When we started counting them, they were mostly living in the northern part of the North Sea. Today, many of them have gone south past Dogger Bank towards the English Channel," Signe Sveegaard says.

From Science Daily

"We are investing in Rosebank but we are also investing in Dogger Bank - the world's largest windfarm," he said.

From BBC

Most of the UK's offshore wind farms are in England - Dogger Bank off the coast of Yorkshire is the largest in the world.

From BBC

A deal between energy firms Masdar and RWE to invest up to £11bn in the UK's new wind farm at Dogger Bank was also announced.

From BBC

Just last week, the first electricity was generated from SSE's 277 turbine Dogger Bank project off the coast of East Yorkshire.

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