Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as dorse, 2.
  • noun A kind of woolen stuff.
  • noun Same as dorser, 2.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A pannier.
  • noun Same as Dorsal, n.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A pannier.
  • noun Alternative form of dorsal.

Etymologies

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See dosser.

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Examples

  • The pilot whale, of the Globicephala genus, is primarily known for its distinct rounded head, long-based dorsel fin and the fact that – as the video below clearly demonstrates – it feasts on human flesh and often fantasises about annihilating mankind forever.

    SLACKERJACK – Stunt Pilot 2009

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