HAKES

Proper noun

Hakes

plural of Hake

Anagrams

• Shake, shake

Verb

hakes

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hake

Anagrams

• Shake, shake

Source: Wiktionary


HAKE

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



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RESTITUTION

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