silver hake
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of silver hake
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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The toad agreed under one condition: It couldn’t be just any fish, but seven silver hake from the Pacific Ocean.
From Washington Post ● May 7, 2020
He is carrying crates of silver hake, skates and flounder — all worth less than cod.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 26, 2016
Query the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and you learn that the fish known colloquially in the Northeast as whiting is actually silver hake, an oceangoing bottom-dweller.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2010
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