dory

Etymology 1


Attested in 🇨🇬 from 1709 ; possibly derived from an indigenous language of the West Indies or Central America, perhaps.

Noun

 * 1)  A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.

Translations

 * French:
 * German: Doriboot, Dorie, Dory
 * Irish: dóraí
 * Maori: paneke

Etymology 2


From, from , past participle of , from.

Noun

 * 1) Any of several different families of large-eyed, silvery, deep-bodied, laterally compressed, and roughly discoid marine fish.

Derived terms

 * bastard dory

Translations

 * Bulgarian: Светипетрова риба
 * Maori: kuparu, pukeru

Adjective

 * 1)  Of a bright yellow or golden color.

Etymology 3
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) A wooden pike or spear about three metres (ten feet) in length with a flat, leaf-shaped iron spearhead and a bronze butt-spike (called a sauroter), which was the main weapon of hoplites in Ancient Greece. It was usually not thrown but rather thrust at opponents with one hand.
 * 2) * 2011 (republished 2014 as an e-book), Chris McNab, A History of the World in 100 Weapons, Oxford: Osprey Publishing, ISBN 978-1-4728-0832-5, page 37:
 * The principal weapon of the hoplite was the dory spear. It was unusually long – it could measure up to 10ft (3m) in length, and weighed about 4.4lb (2kg). At one end was a broad, leaf-pattern spearhead, while at the other end was a metal spike called a sauroter. The purpose of the spike is much debated: it almost certainly acted as a counterbalance, making the spear easier to hold and wield; it could have been used as an improvised spear point, or for making downward attacks on the enemy's exposed feet; or it might even have been embedded in the ground to keep the spear in place.
 * 1) * 2011 (republished 2014 as an e-book), Chris McNab, A History of the World in 100 Weapons, Oxford: Osprey Publishing, ISBN 978-1-4728-0832-5, page 37:
 * The principal weapon of the hoplite was the dory spear. It was unusually long – it could measure up to 10ft (3m) in length, and weighed about 4.4lb (2kg). At one end was a broad, leaf-pattern spearhead, while at the other end was a metal spike called a sauroter. The purpose of the spike is much debated: it almost certainly acted as a counterbalance, making the spear easier to hold and wield; it could have been used as an improvised spear point, or for making downward attacks on the enemy's exposed feet; or it might even have been embedded in the ground to keep the spear in place.