Dorize

/ˈdɔraɪz/ verb

Definition

An archaic or rare verb meaning to hunt gazelles or similar game; to engage in dorcastry.

Etymology

From Greek 'dorkas' (gazelle) with the verb suffix '-ize'; created in medieval English from Greek hunting terminology.

Kelly Says

Dorize represents a whole hunting tradition that vanished—it's a verb for a type of hunting so specific that when the hunting practice died out, the word became meaningless.

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