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
The crew swiftly unloaded their catch, using a crane to lift ice-packed crates of haddock and hake from the hold of the Aquila under bright spotlights.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2023
A red spoon near the name of the fish indicates a catch available that day, typically a half-dozen choices that have included hake, swordfish, yellowfin tuna, black sea bass and Arctic char.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 21, 2022
Then as now, the Northwest Coast, thick with fruit and fruits de mer, was a gatherer’s paradise: wild strawberries, wild blueberries, soapberries, huckleberries, thimbleberries, salmonberries; clams, cockles, mussels, oysters; flounder, hake, salmon.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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
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
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