had-dock
ək noun, plural ( especially collectively ) had·dock ( especially referring to two or more kinds or species ) had·docks.
1.
a North Atlantic food fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, of the cod family.
2.
the rosefish, Sebastes marinus.
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| —n , pl -docks, -dock | |
| a North Atlantic gadoid food fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus: similar to but smaller than the cod | |
| [C14: of uncertain origin] | |
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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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