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for Hake
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Hake \Hake\ (h[=a]k), n. [See Hatch a half door.]
A drying shed, as for unburned tile.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Hake \Hake\, n. [Also haak.] [Akin to Norweg. hakefisk, lit.,
hook fish, Prov. E. hake hook, G. hecht pike. See Hook.]
(Zool.)
One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera
Phycis, Merlucius, and allies. The common European hake
is Merlucius vulgaris; the American silver hake or whiting
is Merlucius bilinearis. Two American species ({Phycis
chuss and Phycis tenius) are important food fishes, and
are also valued for their oil and sounds. Called also
squirrel hake, and codling.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Hake \Hake\ (h[=a]k), v. i.
To loiter; to sneak. [Prov. Eng.]
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
hake
n 1: the lean flesh of a fish similar to cod
2: any of several marine food fishes related to cod
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