Definitions for: Hake

[n] any of several marine food fishes related to cod
[n] the lean flesh of a fish similar to cod

Webster (1913) Definition: Hake, n. [See Hatch a half door.]
A drying shed, as for unburned tile.

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.

Hake, v. t.
To loiter; to sneak. [Prov. Eng.]

See Also: fish, gadoid, gadoid fish, ling, Merluccius bilinearis, silver hake, whiting

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