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HADDOCK
haddock, Melanogrammus aeglefinus
(noun) important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller
haddock
(noun) lean white flesh of fish similar to but smaller than cod; usually baked or poached or as fillets sauteed or fried
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Haddock (plural Haddocks)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Haddock is the 4472nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7940 individuals. Haddock is most common among White (83.56%) individuals.
Etymology
Noun
haddock (plural haddock or haddocks)
A marine fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, of the North Atlantic, important as a food fish.
Source: Wiktionary
Had"dock, n. Etym: [OE. hadoc, haddok, of unknown origin; cf. Ir. codog, Gael. adag, F. hadot.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A marine food fish (Melanogrammus æglefinus), allied to the cod, inhabiting the northern coasts of Europe and America. It has a dark lateral line and a black spot on each side of the body, just back of the gills. Galled also haddie, and dickie. Norway haddock, a marine edible fish (Sebastes marinus) of Northern Europe and America. See Rose fish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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