A small fishing boat or vessel used in coastal waters, particularly in Scottish regions.
From Scottish English, possibly derived from 'dory' combined with a diminutive suffix '-bie'; related to small fishing craft terminology of northern European maritime cultures.
The word shows how regional fishing communities developed their own specific names for boat types—dorbie is so localized that it's nearly extinct in modern usage, but it reveals how working languages adapt to specific environments.
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