dory 1
/dawr"ee, dohr"ee/ , n. , pl. dories .
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
[ 1700-10, Amer.; alleged to be dóri, dúri (if this word is itself not ]
dory 2
/dawr"ee, dohr"ee/ , n. , pl. dories .
See John Dory .
[ 1400-50; late ME dorre, dorray doree (fem. ptp. of dorer to gild) deaurata; see DORADO ]