Dorse (?), n. [Cf. L. dorsum the back. See Dorsel, Dosel.]
1.
Same as dorsal, n.
[Obs.]
2.
The back of a book.
[Obs.]
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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