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dory 
n. the pickerel, Stizostedion vitreum, of the Great Lakes system.
See also: doré walleye pike
- 1792 (1911) They are . . . as firm as a dory and of very good taste. . . .
- 1893 . . . after passing the Rapids, we got with a minnow two very game fish called dories or dorés; they being, their French name implies, of a golden hue.
- 1952 (1954) There was also another, smaller species of pike that was called dory. . . .
- 1792 (1911) They are . . . as firm as a dory and of very good taste. . . .