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Definition of John dory
1. Noun. European dory.
Definition of John dory
1. Noun. An edible marine fish ''Zeus faber'' or ''Zeus ocellata'', having long dorsal spines. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of John Dory
Literary usage of John dory
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Sailor's Garland by John Masefield (1908)
"POEMS OF PIRATES AND SMUGGLERS John dory As it fell on a holy day, And upon a
holy tide-a, John dory bought him an ambling nag To Paris for to ride-a. ..."
2. English and Scottish Ballads by Francis James Child (1866)
"John dory. THIS ballad, formerly a very great favorite, and continually alluded
to in works of the 16th and 17th centuries, is found among the " Freemen's ..."
3. Naval Songs and Ballads by Charles Harding Firth (1908)
"John dory. John dory bought him an ambling nag, to Paris for to ride-a : As it
fell on a holy-day, and upon an holy-tide-a, And, when John dory to Paris was ..."
4. A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the Definitions and by George William Cox (1866)
"John dory (Fr. dor£e, gilt, in reference to its yellow colour). ... In Gascony
the John dory is known by the name Jan, which signifies cock. ..."
5. Heroes and Heroines of Fiction, Classical Mediæval, Legendary: Classical by William Shepard Walsh (1915)
"... being dressed: • I'll have John dory For to that warlike tune I will be opened.
Douglas, Margaret, heroine of an old Scotch ballad The Douglas Tragedy. ..."
6. Old English Popular Music by William Chappell, Harry Ellis Wooldridge (1893)
"John dory.1 [There is unfortunately no known version of this famous old tune ...
And when John dory to Paris was come, a little before the gate a ; John ..."
7. The Lambs: Their Lives, Their Friends, and Their Correspondence : New by William Carew Hazlitt (1897)
"We have, in the main, an elaborate disquisition on the comparative recommendations
of John dory, Brighton turbot, and cod's head and shoulders, ..."
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