cusk

[ kuhsk ]

/ kʌsk /

noun, plural cusks, (especially collectively) cusk.

an edible marine fish, Brosme brosme, of North Atlantic coastal waters.

the burbot.

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Origin of cusk

1610–20, Americanism; probably variant of tusk kind of fish < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian tosk, variant of torsk, cognate with Old Norse thorskr codfish

Words nearby cusk

cushiony, cushitic, cushman, cushty, cushy, cusk, cusk-eel, cuso, cusp, cusp height, cuspal

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Example sentences from the Web for cusk

For Cusk, it is “a jigsaw dismantled into a heap of broken-edged pieces.”
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Cusk knows this, of course; she is of the cerebral breed that is used to thinking their way out of any situation.
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To the consummate writer (as Cusk spectacularly is), events like divorce issue a challenge: Own me, comprehend me—write me!
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Cusk is a very smart, talented, harsh British writer, and these stories are about people whose lives are loosely connected.
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Cusk is so sharply observant that it would probably be terrifying to meet her.
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This is said to be a good cod and cusk ground the year round.
Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine|Walter H. Rich
It is a cusk ground all the year on the hard bottom of the deeper parts, March and April showing the largest schools.
Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine|Walter H. Rich
The principal catch is large cod, but a smaller amount of hake, cusk, and pollock are taken also.
Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine|Walter H. Rich
The best season on this ground for cod and cusk is from April to July.
Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine|Walter H. Rich
It is also a fair summer cod ground, and cusk are present in the deep water about the edges during most of the year.
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British Dictionary definitions for cusk

cusk

/ (kʌsk) /

noun plural cusks or cusk

US and Canadian a gadoid food fish, Brosmius brosme, of northern coastal waters, having a single long dorsal finaslo called torsk

Word Origin for cusk

C17: probably alteration of tusk of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse thorskr codfish

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