different between dory vs rowboat

English

Etymology 1

Attested in American English from 1709 C.E.; possibly derived from an indigenous language of the West Indies or Central America, perhaps Miskito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d???i/
• Rhymes: -???i

Noun

dory (plural dories)

1. (nautical) A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.

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Etymology 2

From Middle English dorry, from Old French doree, past participle of dorer (“to gild”), from Latin deauratus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d???i/
• Rhymes: -???i

Noun

dory (plural dories)

1. Any of several different families of large-eyed, silvery, deep-bodied, laterally compressed, and roughly discoid marine fish.

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Adjective

dory (comparative more dory, superlative most dory)

1. (obsolete) Of a bright yellow or golden color.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ???? (dóru).

Pronunciation

Noun

dory (plural dories)

1. A wooden pike or spear about three metres (ten feet) in length with a flat, leaf-shaped iron spearhead and a bronze butt-spike (called a sauroter), which was the main weapon of hoplites in Ancient Greece. It was usually not thrown but rather thrust at opponents with one hand.
   • 2011 (republished 2014 as an e-book), Chris McNab, A History of the World in 100 Weapons, Oxford: Osprey Publishing, ?ISBN, page 37:

     The principal weapon of the hoplite was the dory spear. It was unusually long – it could measure up to 10ft (3m) in length, and weighed about 4.4lb (2kg). At one end was a broad, leaf-pattern spearhead, while at the other end was a metal spike called a sauroter. The purpose of the spike is much debated: it almost certainly acted as a counterbalance, making the spear easier to hold and wield; it could have been used as an improvised spear point, or for making downward attacks on the enemy's exposed feet; or it might even have been embedded in the ground to keep the spear in place.

Alternative forms

• doru

Further reading

• dory on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• dory (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• dory (spear) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “dory”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• dyor

English

Etymology

row +? boat

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????b??t/

Noun

rowboat (plural rowboats)

1. (US) A small open boat propelled by oars (by rowing).

Synonyms

• rowing boat (UK)

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