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a bucket for dipping water out of the dory
Currently used as an affirmative response - i.e. a complete interjective sentence ("Five by Five!") or as an adjective ("I'm five by five with that"). Meaning: everything's okay, under control, copacetic, hunky-dory, etc. Was in use in the movie Aliens (1986) nd was a hallmark of the character "Faith" from Buffy: the Vampire Slayer, which marks its passage into general understanding. However it was in use far earlier that either of those with a specific purpose and rationale for its existence. The phrase dates back to World War II, originating from radio voice communications. When operators used to talk to each other they first used the phrase “loud and clear†to describe their reception among each other. With a desire to be more precise, they adopted a numerical scale from one to five. Shortly thereafter, these radio operators incorporated the phrase 'five by five' ('five out of five for volume and clarity' i.e. 'loud and clear.'). So '5 by 5 means 'I hear you loud and clear.' Certainly was in common use in exactly this way in the US Army during the Vietnam war. Certainly was in common use in exactly this way in the US Army during the Vietnam war. (ed: we are interested in knowing if the phrase is any older than 1986?) We ask and we receive - seems Stephen heard it in use in (of all places) the 'Thunderbirds' puppet show in the 1960's.
oil used on slips (see slip) to ease the friction on a dory when brought in towards the shore, made from cod livers that fishermen threw in large barrels
- My English dictionary tells me that hunky-dory means excellent. We would generally use it to mean that everything is cool and groovy, on plan, no worries and generally going well.
an enclosed space forward or aft of a dory or small vessel
a wooden structure to slide your dory or boat out of the water
Phrase meaning 'all is well'.
(ship-shaped) a person wearing unattractive or poorly made clothes
My English dictionary tells me that hunky-dory means excellent. We would generally use it to mean that everything is cool and groovy, on plan, no worries and generally going well.
a jollyboat, boat, dory
good, fine, going well
Adj. O.K., fine, erring on the side of wonderful.
a cavity in a dory from which water is bailed
cool, no worries
A shallow-draft, lightweight boat, about 5 to 7 metres long, with high sides, a flat bottom and sharp bows. Traditionally used as fishing boats, both in coastal waters and in the open sea.
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A genus of plant-eating beetles, including the potato beetle. See Potato beetle.
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A European fish. See Doree, and John Doree.
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A small, strong, flat-bottomed rowboat, with sharp prow and flaring sides.
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The American wall-eyed perch; -- called also dore. See Pike perch.
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A spear bearer; a statue of a man holding a spear or in the attitude of a spear bearer. Several important sculptures of this subject existed in antiquity, copies of which remain to us.
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