haddock

[ had-uh k ]
/ ˈhæd ək /

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

1275–1325; Middle English haddok; see -ock

Words nearby haddock

hadarim, hadas, hadassah, hadaway, haddington, haddock, haddon, haddonfield, hade, hadean time, hadedah
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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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