Hake

[heɪk] or [hek]

Definition

(noun.) any of several marine food fishes related to cod.

(noun.) the lean flesh of a fish similar to cod.

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Definition

(n.) A drying shed, as for unburned tile.

(n.) One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera Phycis, Merlucius, and allies. The common European hake is M. vulgaris; the American silver hake or whiting is M. bilinearis. Two American species (Phycis chuss and P. tenius) are important food fishes, and are also valued for their oil and sounds. Called also squirrel hake, and codling.

(v. t.) To loiter; to sneak.

Edited by Jacqueline

Definition

n. (prov.) a hook esp. a pot-hook: a pike.

n. a gadoid fish resembling the cod—varieties are the Silver Hake the Merluccio the Squirrel-hake &c.—ns. Hā′ked Hac′ot (prov.) the pike (A.S. hacod; Ger. hecht).

v.i. to idle or loiter about.

Edited by Glenn