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 Definitions of cusk  [ʌsk]  

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Definition of 'cusk' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) cusk
an edible North American codlike fish,
Brosme brosme.

Etymology:  (1610–20, Amer.; prob. var. of tusk kind of fish < Scand; cf. Norw to(r)sk, c. ON thorskr codfish)

Definition of 'cusk' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) cusk
the lean flesh of a cod-like fish of North Atlantic waters

2. (noun) cusk, torsk, Brosme brosme
large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod

3. (noun) burbot, eelpout, ling, cusk, Lota lota
elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth


Definition of 'cusk' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) cusk
a large, edible, marine fish (Brosmius brosme), allied to the cod, common on the northern coasts of Europe and America; -- called also tusk and torsk



'cusk' - Nearby Entries  

cushitic  cushy  cusk  cusk-eel  cuspate  cuspated  cusped  



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