dogger
1 of 3noun (1)
dog·ger
-gə(r)
plural -s
: a broad-bowed two-masted fishing boat used especially by the Dutch in the North Sea
dogger
2 of 3noun (2)
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plural -s
: a worker who attaches dogs (as to logs), moves articles mechanically by dogs, or fastens articles (as stock to be machined) into dogs that will hold them for further processing
Dogger
3 of 3adjective
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: of, relating to, or constituting a subdivision of the European Jurassic
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English doggere, perhaps from Middle Dutch dogge fishing boat
Noun (2)
dog entry 1 (contrivance) + -er
Adjective
from dogger, a kind of ironstone prevalent in strata of this period, of unknown origin
First Known Use
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined above