do·ry 1 (dôr??)n. pl. do·ries A small, narrow, flatbottom fishing boat with high sides and a sharp prow.[Perhaps from Miskito dori, duri.]do·ry 2 (dôr??)n. pl. do·ries Any of various marine fishes of the order Zeiformes, having a spiny dorsal fin and a laterally compressed oval body, especially the John Dory.[Middle English dorre, from Old French doree, from feminine past participle of dorer, to gild, from Late Latin deaur?re : Latin d?-, de- + Latin aurum, gold.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.dory (?d??r?) n, pl -ries1. (Animals) any spiny-finned marine teleost food fish of the family Zeidae, esp the John Dory, having a deep compressed body2. (Animals) another name for walleye5, walleye6[C14: from French dorée gilded, from dorer to gild, from Late Latin deaur?re, ultimately from Latin aurum gold]dory (?d??r?) n, pl -ries (Nautical Terms) US and Canadian a flat-bottomed rowing boat with a high bow, stern, and sides[C18: from Mosquito (an American Indian language of Honduras and Nicaragua) dóri dugout]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014do?ry1 (?d?r i, ?do?r i) n., pl. -ries. a small boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides. [1700?10, Amer.] do?ry2 (?d?r i, ?do?r i) n., pl. -ries. John Dory. [1400?50; late Middle English dorre, dorray