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john dory

Word definitions for john dory in dictionaries

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John Dory is Child ballad number 284. The fish John Dory may be named for the title person.1 The song is a three-part round . The first printing of the tune and text is 1609 in Thomas Ravenscroft 's Deuteromelia songbook but we have earlier mentions of ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
John \John\ (j[o^]n), n. [See Johannes .] A proper name of a man. John-apple , a sort of apple ripe about St. John's Day. Same as Apple-john . John Bull , an ideal personification of the typical characteristics of an Englishman, or of the English people. ...

Usage examples of john dory.

The John Dory and the yearning for tobacco were not enough to account for Maturin's ill-temper, which in any case had lasted for some days, surprising him as he woke each morning.

Sophia concealed herself from view as much as possible, occasionally conferring with the footmen as they served the eight-course meal, which included braised beef, John Dory fish, roast hare and teal, and pheasant sausage.

Jack and Stephen walked back to St James's, passing by the Grapes: it was late, and both the bar and snug were full, so they went up to Stephen's room to make the arrangements for the Chileans' dinner tomorrow - fish, preferably John Dory from the nearby Billingsgate - and while they were about it the little girls burst in, wearing their night-gowns, to ask the Doctor how he did.