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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Hake

Hāke, n.

noun

n. [Also hauk. Cf. Prov. Eng. hake, hook; Ger. hecht, pike. See HAKOT.] (Ichth.) A sea-fish of the cod family (the Merluccius vulgaris), having only two dorsal fins. It is often salted and dried. Jardine.

An illustration of a hake fish.
Hake (Merluccius vulgaris).

Hāke, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. To go about idly; to sneak. Grose.