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[heyk] 
–noun, plural (especially collectively
) hake, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) hakes.
) hake, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) hakes. | 1. | any marine fish of the genus Merluccius, closely related to the cods, esp. M. bilinearis, found off the New England coast. |
| 2. | any of several related marine fishes, esp. of the genus Urophycis. |
Origin:
1275–1325; ME; special use of OE haca hook; cf. MLG haken kipper salmon
1275–1325; ME; special use of OE haca hook; cf. MLG haken kipper salmon
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Language Translation for : Hake
| Spanish: | trampa, | German: | der Haken, | Japanese: | わな |
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(hāk) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. hake or hakes Any of various marine food fishes of the genera Merluccius and Urophycis, related to and resembling the cod. [Middle English, possibly from Old English haca, hook (from the shape of its lower jaw); see keg- in Indo-European roots.] |
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hake
c.1310, probably from O.E. haca "a hook" (in hacod "pike" the fish), or O.N. haki "hook," from the shape of its jaw.
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| hake | |
noun | |
| 1. | the lean flesh of a fish similar to cod |
| 2. | any of several marine food fishes related to cod |
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Hake
Hake\, n. [Also haak.] [Akin to Norweg. hakefisk, lit., hook fish, Prov. E. hake hook, G. hecht pike. See Hook.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.Hake
Hake\, v. t. To loiter; to sneak. [Prov. Eng.]
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