dory

noun

do·​ry ˈdȯr-ē How to pronounce dory (audio)
plural dories
Synonyms of dorynext
: a flat-bottomed boat with high flaring sides, sharp bow, and deep V-shaped transom

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Floating a dory through the Grand Canyon was my ultimate goal. — Outside Online, 20 Aug. 2025 Luckily, once the job is done, everything seems pretty hunky dory, as if there had never been any reckonings at all. — James Grebey, Vulture, 23 May 2025 He and his dory were overlooked and forgotten by the mothership in a fog leaving him and a compatriot at sea five days from land. — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Well, our president just told us the economy is in fine fettle, Everything would be hunky dory if not for Joe Biden. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dory

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Etymology

Miskito dóri dugout

First Known Use

1709, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dory was in 1709

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dory

noun
do·​ry ˈdōr-ē How to pronounce dory (audio)
ˈdȯr-
plural dories
: a boat with a flat bottom, high sides that curve upward and outward, and a sharp bow

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