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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hake \Hake\, n. [Also {haak}.] [Akin to Norweg. hakefisk lit.,
hook fish, Prov. E. hake hook, G. hecht pike. See {Hook}.]
(Zo["o]l.)
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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hake \Hake\, n. [See {Hatch} a half door.]
A drying shed, as for unburned tile.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hake \Hake\, v. t.
To loiter; to sneak. [Prov. Eng.]
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
hake
n 1: lean-fleshed fish similar to cod
2: any of several marine food fishes related to cod
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