dorse

dorse [dawrs] ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. the back of a book or folded document.
2. Ecclesiastical Obsolete. dossal(def 1).

Origin of dorse First recorded in 1515–25, dorse is from the Latin word dorsum back Examples from the Web for dorse Historical Examples of dorse

Much of the light brown oil of commerce is obtained from Gadus callarius (the dorse).

Cooley’s Practical Receipts, Volume II

Arnold Cooley

I want to come north some time soon but I do not want to leve here looking for a job wher I would be in dorse all winter.

The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919

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