cusk
Americannoun
plural
cusks,plural
cusk-
an edible marine fish, Brosme brosme, of North Atlantic coastal waters.
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the burbot.
noun
Etymology
Origin of cusk
An Americanism dating back to 1610–20; probably a variant of tusk, a kind of fish, from Scandinavian; compare Norwegian tosk, variant of torsk, cognate with Old Norse thorskr “cod, codfish”
Example Sentences
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When she first saw this gargoyle cusk eel in Florida, Mears mistook it for a bony-eared assfish—another type of cusk eel.
From Scientific American • Jun. 8, 2022
Mike and I groan, thinking back on all the time and energy we’ve wasted chipping out iced-over cusk lines with crowbars.
From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2020
The work on cod is finished, data on haddock is being analyzed and the work on cusk will continue until 2017, Mandelman said.
From Washington Times • Dec. 21, 2015
The cusk eel holds its position at the bait and waits for the odour of dead fish to attract crustaceans called amphipods.
From BBC • Jul. 16, 2014
Cod and cusk are here the year around, the cod being most abundant in the spring.
From Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine by Rich, Walter H.
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