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[ˈdɔːri], (Noun)
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- a narrow deep-bodied fish with a mouth that can be opened very wide
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Origin
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late Middle English: from French dorée, feminine past participle of dorer ‘gild’, from late Latin deaurare ‘gild over’, based on Latin aurum ‘gold’. Compare with dorado
[ˈdɔːri], (Noun)
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- a small flat-bottomed rowing boat with a high bow and stern, originally of a kind used for fishing in New England
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Origin
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early 18th century: perhaps from Miskito dóri ‘dugout’
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