4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Hake \Hake\ (h[=a]k), n. [See {Hatch} a half door.] A drying shed, as for unburned tile. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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 [gcide]: Hake \Hake\ (h[=a]k), v. i. To loiter; to sneak. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: 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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