meaning of dolphin
1. A cetacean of the genus Delphinus and allied genera (esp. D. delphis); the true dolphin.
2. The Coryphaena hippuris, a fish of about five feet in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of color when dying. It is the fish commonly known as the dolphin. See Coryphaenoid.
3. A mass of iron or lead hung from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck of an enemys vessel.
4. A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage.
5. A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a ring to which ships may fasten their cables.
6. A mooring post on a wharf or beach.
7. A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the gunwale.
8. In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted.
9. A small constellation between Aquila and Pegasus. See Delphinus, n. , 2.
10. any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
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