▪ I. † dorce, dorke Obs. rare.
Adapted forms of dorcas, Gr. δορκάς deer, gazelle.
| 1661 Lovell Hist. Anim. & Min. 107 The curd of the Dorke is of the same vertue as that of a Hare. 1674 N. Cox Gentl. Recreat. i. (1677) 55 We have distinct Ages for these Dorces. |
▪ II. dorce, dorcer
obs. forms of dorse, dosser1.