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Dogger Bank

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Etymology

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From 1660s; origin obscure, but see Dutch dogger (fishing boat for cod or haddock) and bank (shallow part of sea near coast). Compare Dutch Doggersbank, Danish Doggerbanke, German Doggerbank.

Proper noun

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Dogger Bank

  1. (nautical) A large sandbank, and associated fishing ground, in the North Sea between Great Britain and Denmark.

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