silver hake

noun

1. a common hake, Merluccius bilinearis, occurring off the Atlantic coast of North America and popular as a food fish.

Word History and Origins

Origin of silver hake¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

The toad agreed under one condition: It couldn’t be just any fish, but seven silver hake from the Pacific Ocean.

From Washington Post

He is carrying crates of silver hake, skates and flounder — all worth less than cod.

From Seattle Times

Most of the species movement was to the north along the continental shelf, but some species like the Atlantic mackerel moved closer to shore, while others like silver hake moved into deeper waters.

From Scientific American

Query the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and you learn that the fish known colloquially in the Northeast as whiting is actually silver hake, an oceangoing bottom-dweller.

From New York Times