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haak |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hake \Hake\, n. [Also {haak}.] [Akin to Norweg. hakefisk lit., hook fish, Prov. E. hake hook, G. hecht pike. See {Hook}.] (Zo["o]l.) One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera {Phycis}, {Merlucius}, and allies. The common European hake is {M. vulgaris}; the American silver hake or whiting is {M. bilinearis}. Two American species ({Phycis chuss} and {P. tenius}) are important food fishes, and are also valued for their oil and sounds. Called also {squirrel hake}, and {codling}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Haak \Haak\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A sea fish. See {Hake}. --Ash.
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