First Known Use: 14th century
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hake
noun \ˈhāk\
: a large fish that lives in the Atlantic Ocean and is often eaten as food
Full Definition of HAKE
: any of several marine food fishes (as of the genera Merluccius and Urophycis) related to the Atlantic cod
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Origin of HAKE
Middle English
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