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Here, I am convinced, is the true source of Partridge's "dover" -- evidently the proprietor of some inn or cookshop better known for economy than for quality.

VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol X No 4 1984

The soups, pastas, salads and specials such as dover sole roasted in the wood burning oven are exceptional.

Mara Gibbs: Everybody Eats Where? 2009

Meanwhile, the picture shows two of the industry's executioners: Ben "dover" Bradshaw (with the pink scarf), the fisheries minister, and Ross Finnie, his useless Scottish clone.

End game Richard 2006

The "dover" in the town-name is probably the pre-Celtic root which meets the traveller when he arrives at Dover and greets him again in unsuspected places from the "dor" in Dorchester and the Falls of Lodore to the "der" in

Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter Edric Holmes

Since its warmth is self-evident, what more natural than that the dish should come to be characterized as merely "dover"?

VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XI No 4 1984

Is it time to resurrect the House committee on unamerican activities? mark fro dover

McCain faults how Dems have approached health care reform 2009

Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal The dover sole, shown here, comes grilled or seared with a side of dijon mustard sauce.

Power Lunch at Casa Lever 2011

Sunday, 30 August, 2009 the pro from dover said ...

The charade that is the X Factor audition Norfolk Blogger 2009

The white tie dinner for more than 100 guests included caviar, champagne and dover sole.

The 'dish' Boehner will miss Jena McGregor 2011

So if it happens to you and you're about to order an off-the-menu dish, ask the price, especially if you're dining at Il Postino, an Italian restaurant on Manhattan's East side, which will charge you $65 for dover sole, and $78 for bronzini.

Dan Dorfman: Spending Money Like 1,000 Drunken Sailors 2010