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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