What does dorse mean?
Dorse means The Baltic cod or variable cod (Gadus morhua callarias)..
Dorse
/dɔː(ɹ)s/ · noun
Meaning
The Baltic cod or variable cod (Gadus morhua callarias)..
Definitions by Sense
- The Baltic cod or variable cod (Gadus morhua callarias).
- (obsolete) The back of a book.
- (obsolete) A dossal.
Example Sentences
books, all richly bound, with gilt dorses
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Word Forms
- dorses
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books, all richly bound, with gilt dorses
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