dories in English
noun
1
a narrow deep-bodied fish with a mouth that can be opened very wide.
The price for top grade fish like monk and dory is down considerably.
2
a small flat-bottomed rowboat with a high bow and stern, of a kind originally used for fishing in New England.
Training is done in a fleet of five dories with outboard motors, with a similar number awaiting work to bring them back into service.
Use "dories" in a sentence
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1. He saw the dories coming in and the men heading for the coffee shop underneath the fish house.
2. Boatyards There have been many Boatyards throughout the estuary that provided commercial fishermen with draggers or trawlers, garveys, skiffs, dories, and other watercraft used in both the bay and the ocean.