GCIDE: Defining Haak using "exact" search strategy.
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| Source: 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}.
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| Source: gcide | Haak \Haak\ (h[=a]k), n. (Zool.)
A sea fish. See {Hake}. --Ash.
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