haddock
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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
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| 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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Example sentences
Dinner favorites include grilled ham steak with pineapple, sirloin tips, roast pork and stuffing and broiled haddock.
But the soup was incredible: a combination of salmon, haddock, and shrimp in a slightly sweet creamy broth.
Haddock is found in the same water and in company with cod, but not so abundantly.
The seafood selections include char grilled haddock, king crab legs and deep fried lobster.
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