hake

American  

[heyk] / heɪk /

noun

plural

hake,

plural

hakes

1. any marine fish of the genus Merluccius, closely related to the cods, especially M. bilinearis, found off the New England coast.

2. any of several related marine fishes, especially of the genus Urophycis.

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hake ¹ British  

/ heɪk /

noun

1. any gadoid food fish of the genus Merluccius, such as M. merluccius (European hake), of the N hemisphere, having an elongated body with a large head and two dorsal fins

2. any North American fish of the genus Urophycis, similar and related to Merluccius species

3. another name for barracouta

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hake ² British  

/ heɪk /

noun

1. a wooden frame for drying cheese or fish

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Etymology

Origin of hake

1275–1325; Middle English; special use of Old English haca hook; compare Middle Low German haken kipper salmon

Example Sentences

Nearly 30,000 Chinook salmon were wasted as bycatch in the Canadian trawl fishery, which was targeting hake and walleye pollock, a new report from Canadian fisheries officials found.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024

The 45-year-old's campaign has focused on his relative youth, with supporters chanting the Shona language slogan "ngaapinde hake mukomana" meaning "let the boy in".

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2023

The species that are most frequently parasitised include salmon, tuna, squid, cod, hake, mackerel, mackerel, horse mackerel, blue whiting, sardines and anchovies.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2023

They have reduced the number of petrels caught in fishing lines in the hake fishery in South Africa, for example.

From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2022

Kabuo lofted them into the hold along with three hake and three pale dogfish he intended to take home to his family.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson