HAKE

hake

(noun) any of several marine food fishes related to cod

hake

(noun) the lean flesh of a fish similar to cod

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Noun

hake (plural hakes)

(Now chiefly dialectal) A hook; a pot-hook.

(Now chiefly dialectal) A kind of weapon; a pike.

(Now chiefly dialectal) (in the plural) The draught-irons of a plough.

Etymology 2

Noun

hake (plural hakes or hake)

One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera Phycis, Merluccius, and allies.

Synonyms

• codling, squirrel hake

Hyponyms

• (gadoid fish): European hake (Merluccius merluccius), American silver hake, whiting (Merluccius bilinearis), Phycis chuss, Phycis tenius

Etymology 3

Noun

hake (plural hakes)

A drying shed, as for unburned tile.

Etymology 4

Verb

hake (third-person singular simple present hakes, present participle haking, simple past and past participle haked)

(UK, dialect) To loiter; to sneak.

Anagrams

• heka

Proper noun

Hake (plural Hakes)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hake is the 8432^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3918 individuals. Hake is most common among White (94.33%) individuals.

Anagrams

• heka

Source: Wiktionary

Hake, n. Etym: [See Hatch a half door.]

Definition: A drying shed, as for unburned tile.

Hake, n. [Also haak.] Etym: [Akin to Norweg. hakefisk, lit., hook fish, Prov. E. hake hook, G. hecht pike. See Hook.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera Phycis, Merlucius, and allies. The common European hake is M. vulgaris; the American silver hake or whiting is M. bilinearis. Two American species (Phycis chuss and P. tenius) are important food fishes, and are also valued for their oil and sounds. Called also squirrel hake, and codling.

Hake, v. t.

Definition: To loiter; to sneak. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition