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What (who) is john-dory - definition

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John Dory (ballad)

john-dory      
n.
Common dory (Zeus faber).
John Dory         
  • John Dory, ''Zeus faber''}}
  • John Dory, by [[William MacGillivray]], c. 1840
SPECIES OF FISH
John dory; Zeus faber; Zeus (animal); Le poisson de St Pierre; Dory, John; John Dories
¦ noun (plural John Dories) an edible dory (fish) of the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, with a black oval mark on each side. [Zeus faber.]
Banks dory         
  • CSS ''Acadia'']]
  • Cod fishing on the Newfoundland Banks
  • The Dory Shop Museum, seen on the right, in [[Shelburne, Nova Scotia]].
  • Typically schooners were used as dory mother ships
  • ''[[The Fog Warning]]'', painted by [[Winslow Homer]] in 1885
Cape Ann dory; Cape Ann Dory; Banks Dory; Grand Banks dory; Cape ann dory
The Banks dory, or Grand Banks dory, is a type of dory. They were used as traditional fishing boats from the 1850s on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland.

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John Dory (song)

John Dory is Child ballad number 284. The fish John Dory may be named for the title person. The song is a three-part round. The first printing of the tune and text is 1609 in Thomas Ravenscroft's Deuteromelia songbook but there are earlier mentions of the song in books. It was quite popular, and both parodies and satires were written to the same melody.

Examples of use of john-dory
1. Fish lovers should swim over to Soul Bistro, right on the harbour with wonderful views and an interesting mix–and–match style of fish and cooking style÷ pick one of perhaps five or six different types of fish (including local varieties such as John Dory) and ask it to be done in one of four ways, for around $26 as a main course.