Meanings
nounbastard dory (plural not attested)
- no pluralrareAn old wife: the fish Enoplosus armatus.
Origin
From its resemblance to a dory.
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bastard dory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bastard%20dory
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“bastard dory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bastard%20dory. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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