Meanings
plural dorymen
- A fisherman who works on a dory.
Men employed locally acted as dorymen and as assistants in traversing.
1971 January 26, Bennett L. Smith, “Introduction”, in Geology of the Rencontre East Area, page 31 more example
In the old salt fishery, once the dorymen came back on board, their catch had to be cleaned.
1997, Mark Kurlansky, Cod, page 117
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