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had dock

[had-uhk] Origin

had·dock

[had-uhk]
noun, plural (especially collectively) -dock, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -docks.
1.
a North Atlantic food fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, of the cod family.
2.
the rosefish, Sebastes marinus.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English haddok; see -ock
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Had dock is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Word Origin & History

haddock
1286, of unknown origin. The suffix appears to be a diminutive. O.Fr. hadot and Gaelic adag, sometimes cited as sources, were apparently borrowed from Eng.
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