noun, plural cusks ( especially collectively ) cusk.
1.
an edible marine fish, Brosme brosme, of North Atlantic coastal waters.
2.
the burbot.
Origin:
1610–20, Americanism; probably variant of tusk kind of fish < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian tosk, variant of torsk, cognate with Old Norse thorskr codfish
1610–20, Americanism; probably variant of tusk kind of fish < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian tosk, variant of torsk, cognate with Old Norse thorskr codfish
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| —n , pl cusks, cusk | |
| (US), (Canadian) aslo called torsk a gadoid food fish, Brosmius brosme, of northern coastal waters, having a single long dorsal fin | |
| [C17: probably alteration of tusk of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse thorskr codfish] | |
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Also, it remains to be seen whether or not a good cusk fishery will develop.
The lake also contains a smaller population of larger sized lake trout, lake whitefish, and cusk.
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