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  • noun Plural form of dory.

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Examples

  • Guys in dories chase after them, trying to sell sacks of incredibly good fruit.

    1491 2002

  • Guys in dories chase after them, trying to sell sacks of incredibly good fruit.

    1491 2002

  • They were bred to be companions for those lonely fishermen who often spent weeks out alone on the sea in their dories.

    Bird Dog 2010

  • They were bred to be companions for those lonely fishermen who often spent weeks out alone on the sea in their dories.

    Bird Dog 2010

  • It was filled with fascinating facts: Every summer, about 25,000 people opt to ride motorboats, oar rafts, or dories down all or part of the river corridor through the Grand Canyon, a route that stretches 277 miles from the eastern head, at Lees Ferry, to the western terminus, on the shores of Lake Mead.

    Best Article and Book Laurie 2009

  • It was filled with fascinating facts: Every summer, about 25,000 people opt to ride motorboats, oar rafts, or dories down all or part of the river corridor through the Grand Canyon, a route that stretches 277 miles from the eastern head, at Lees Ferry, to the western terminus, on the shores of Lake Mead.

    Archive 2009-12-01 Laurie 2009

  • Fishermen on the Grand Bank also developed their distinctive fishing boats, which were much bigger than the later dories, designed for a crew of half a dozen men, each with two compartments or working spaces called a rum, one for the man and one for his catch.

    Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

  • Fishermen on the Grand Bank also developed their distinctive fishing boats, which were much bigger than the later dories, designed for a crew of half a dozen men, each with two compartments or working spaces called a rum, one for the man and one for his catch.

    Champlain's Dream David Hackett Fischer 2008

  • SANCHEZ: Eric was found guilty of murdering dories Jimenez.

    CNN Transcript Dec 18, 2007 2007

  • The craft was smaller than most dories Kharl had seen.

    Ordermaster Modesitt, L. E. 2005

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