hake
Americannoun
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hake,
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hakes
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any marine fish of the genus Merluccius, closely related to the cods, especially M. bilinearis, found off the New England coast.
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any of several related marine fishes, especially of the genus Urophycis.
noun
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any gadoid food fish of the genus Merluccius, such as M. merluccius (European hake), of the N hemisphere, having an elongated body with a large head and two dorsal fins
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any North American fish of the genus Urophycis, similar and related to Merluccius species
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another name for barracouta
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Etymology
Origin of hake
1275–1325; Middle English; special use of Old English haca hook; compare Middle Low German haken kipper salmon
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Worldwide Asian catfish, hake and escolar were the fish most likely victims.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2024
The 45-year-old's campaign has focused on his relative youth, with supporters chanting the Shona language slogan "ngaapinde hake mukomana" meaning "let the boy in".
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2023
“If we were to remove pinnipeds, what would the impact be on other predators of salmon? How would that affect hake? How would that affect dog fish populations?”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 2023
They have reduced the number of petrels caught in fishing lines in the hake fishery in South Africa, for example.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 2022
Dale replied he’d had just about enough of setting by the shipping lane in soup fog for a dozen silvers, a few dogfish, a couple of hake, and what’s more taking flack off his radio.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
On them were hung iron hooks or chains with hooks of various lengths called pothooks, trammels, hakes, pot-hangers, pot-claws, pot-clips, pot-brakes, pot-crooks.
From Home Life in Colonial Days by Alice Morse Earle
Good gracious; it hakes my mart—I mean it makes my heart stand still to think of it!”
From Frank Merriwell's Alarm Doing His Best by Burt L. Standish
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