What is "dogger"

Dogger \Dog"ger\, n. [D., fr. dogger codfish, orig. used in the catching of codfish.] (Naut.) A two-masted fishing vessel, used by the Dutch.

Dogger \Dog"ger\, n. A sort of stone, found in the mines with the true alum rock, chiefly of silica and iron.

"two-masted fishing boat," used in North Sea fishery, mid-14c., which is of unknown origin. It likely is the source of the name Dogger Bank (1660s) for the great banks of shoals in the North Sea.

n. 1 A two-masted fishing vessel, used by the Dutch. 2 A participant in dogging 3 A sort of stone, found in the mines with the true alum rock, chiefly of silica and iron.

Dogger may refer to:

• Dogger Bank, a large shallow area in the North Sea between Britain and Denmark
• Dogger (boat), a type of ketch rigged fishing boat working the Dogger Bank in the seventeenth century
• Dogger (book), a book by Shirley Hughes
• Dogger, a sea area in the North Sea, noted in shipping forecasts
• The Dogger, rocks of the Middle Jurassic epoch
• Doggers, hunters in Australia who target feral dogs and dingoes as well as other feral animals

The dogger was a form of fishing boat, described as early as the 14th century, that commonly operated in the North Sea. Originally single masted, in the seventeenth century, doggers were used with two masts. They were largely used for fishing for cod by rod and line. Dutch boats were common in the North Sea, and the word dogger was given to the rich fishing grounds where they often fished, which became known as the Dogger Bank. The sea area in turn gave its name to the later design of boat that commonly fished that area, and so became associated with this specific design rather than the generic Dutch trawlers.

Dogger is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Shirley Hughes, published by The Bodley Head in 1977.