GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Dorse (?), n. [Cf. L. dorsum the back. See Dorsel, Dosel.]
   1. Same as dorsal, n. [Obs.]
   
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   2. The back of a book. [Obs.]
   
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   Books, all richly bound, with gilt dorses. Wood.
   
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   Dorse, n. (Zool.) The Baltic or variable cod (Gadus callarias), by some believed to be the young of the common codfish.
   
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