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haddock

[ had-uhk ]
/ ˈhæd ək /
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noun, plural (especially collectively) had·dock, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) had·docks.
a North Atlantic food fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, of the cod family.
the rosefish, Sebastes marinus.
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Origin of haddock

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English haddok; see -ock
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British Dictionary definitions for haddock

haddock
/ (ˈhædək) /

noun plural -docks or -dock
a North Atlantic gadoid food fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus: similar to but smaller than the cod

Word Origin for haddock

C14: of uncertain origin
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