'Hake' definitions:
Definition of 'hake'
(from WordNet)
noun
The lean flesh of a fish similar to cod
noun
Any of several marine food fishes related to cod
Definition of 'Hake'
From: GCIDE
- Hake \Hake\ (h[=a]k), v. i. To loiter; to sneak. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Hake'
From: GCIDE
- Hake \Hake\ (h[=a]k), n. [See Hatch a half door.] A drying shed, as for unburned tile. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Hake'
From: GCIDE
- Hake \Hake\, n. [Also haak.] [Akin to Norweg. hakefisk, lit., hook fish, Prov. E. hake hook, G. hecht pike. See Hook.] (Zool.) One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera Phycis, Merlucius, and allies. The common European hake is Merlucius vulgaris; the American silver hake or whiting is Merlucius bilinearis. Two American species ({Phycis chuss} and Phycis tenius) are important food fishes, and are also valued for their oil and sounds. Called also squirrel hake, and codling. [1913 Webster]