dory

¹

[ dawr-ee, dohr-ee ]

noun

, plural do·ries.

1. a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.

dory

²

[ dawr-ee, dohr-ee ]

noun

, plural do·ries.

1. John Dory.

dory

¹

/ ˈdɔːrɪ /

noun

1. any spiny-finned marine teleost food fish of the family Zeidae, esp the John Dory, having a deep compressed body
2. another name for walleye walleye

dory

²

/ ˈdɔːrɪ /

noun

1. a flat-bottomed rowing boat with a high bow, stern, and sides

Word History and Origins

Origin of dory¹

First recorded in 1700–10, Americanism; alleged to be from Miskito dóri, dúri (if this word is itself not from English )

Origin of dory²

1400–50; late Middle English dorre, dorray < Middle French doree (feminine past participle of dorer to gild) < Late Latin deaurāta; dorado

Word History and Origins

Origin of dory¹

C14: from French dorée gilded, from dorer to gild, from Late Latin deaurāre, ultimately from Latin aurum gold

Origin of dory²

C18: from Mosquito (an American Indian language of Honduras and Nicaragua) dóri dugout

Example Sentences

“By six weeks, everything is hunky dory. It’s in between that they need the most care and attention,” said Olga Gadomskiy, a midwife with Sky Valley Midwifery serving Yakima, Benton, Franklin and Walla Walla counties.

From Seattle Times

When it comes to matters between the Carolina Panthers wide receiver and his coaches, things appear to be far from hunky dory.

From Seattle Times

Built in 1847, the brightly painted house we had booked for a full week was known as Dory Buff, in honor of the traditional yellowish hue of Newfoundland fishing dories.

From Washington Post

While everything has seemed hunky dory so far for England, Denmark have been powered partly by the strength drawn from their traumatic start to the tournament.

From The Guardian

A mile out, flat-bottomed dory boats took visitors around gigantic Chief Kiawanda Rock.

From Washington Post

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