hake

[heyk]

noun, plural (especially collectively) hake, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) hakes.

any marine fish of the genus Merluccius, closely related to the cods, especially M. bilinearis, found off the New England coast.
any of several related marine fishes, especially of the genus Urophycis.

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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Contemporary Examples of hake

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Historical Examples of hake

The salt-barrels were emptied and crowded out by the cod, hake, and pollock.
The Harbor of Doubt
Frank Williams
Hake meanwhile stood listening to the rooks in the distance.
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George Borrow
This story, often told by Hake, appeared at last in print in his memoirs.
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Theodore Watts-Dunton
In style, in education, in experience, whatever Hake was Borrow was p. 216not.
Old Familiar Faces
Theodore Watts-Dunton
His friendship with Hake began when Hake was practising as a physician in Norfolk.
Old Familiar Faces
Theodore Watts-Dunton

British Dictionary definitions for hake

hake

noun plural hake or hakes

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
any North American fish of the genus Urophycis, similar and related to Merluccius species
Australian another name for barracouta

Word Origin for hake

C15: perhaps from Old Norse haki hook; compare Old English hacod pike; see hook

hake

noun

a wooden frame for drying cheese or fish

Word Origin for hake

C18: variant of heck ²

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Word Origin and History for hake

type of sea fish, c.1300, probably from Old English haca "a hook, door-fastening" (cf. hacod "pike" the fish), or Old Norse haki "hook," from the shape of its jaw, both from Proto-Germanic *hakan- (cf. Dutch hake "hook"), from PIE root *keg- "hook, tooth" (see hook).