From every schooner, dories were being dropped into the shining, clear water. The sound of voices and the splashes of oars carried across the sea.
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Dory
/ˈdɔːɹi/
Synonyms for "dory" (8 found)
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10 entriesacanthopterygianboatfishmarine animalpike perchpike-perchsmall boatsmall vesselspiny-finned fishwatercraft
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6 entriesdory boatdory filletdory fishfisherman doryjohn doryjohn dory fillet
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He and Gerald usually challenged the rollers in a sponson canoe when Gerald was there for the weekend; or, when Lansing came down, the two took long swims seaward or cruised about in Gerald's dory, clad in their swimming-suits; and Selwyn's youth became renewed in a manner almost ridiculous […]
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The dory, and the fisherman who rowed it, are part of the maritime heritage that changed America from a group of shore-bound colonies to a nation with ships that ranged the waters of the world.
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It is almost impossible for anyone who loves boats not to rejoice at the sight of a St. Pierre dory. Gaily painted, with lots of sheer and a defiantly jaunty look to them, the dories have been pleasing the eyes of their beholders for nearly a century.
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