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1. (n.) hake
any of various codlike marine food fishes of the genera Merluccius and
Urophycis.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME; prob. OE haca hook)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) hake
the lean flesh of a fish similar to cod
2. (noun) hake
any of several marine food fishes related to cod
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1. (noun) hake
a drying shed, as for unburned tile
2. (noun) hake
one of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera Phycis, Merlucius, and allies. The common European hake is M. vulgaris; the American silver hake or whiting is M. bilinearis. Two American species (Phycis chuss and P. tenius) are important food fishes, and are also valued for their oil and sounds. Called also squirrel hake, and codling
3. (verb) hake
to loiter; to sneak
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