hake
IPA: hˈeɪk
noun
- (Now chiefly dialectal) A hook; a pot-hook.
- (Now chiefly dialectal) A kind of weapon; a pike.
- (Now chiefly dialectal) (in the plural) The draught-irons of a plough.
- One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera Phycis, Merluccius, and allies.
- A drying shed, as for unburned tile.
- A surname.
verb
- (UK, dialect) To loiter; to sneak.
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Examples of "hake" in Sentences
- Hake was born on an estate near Kremmen.
- The cliffs are called hake in the local dialect.
- Guttorm destroyed the enemy army, and Hake fell there.
- Hake went on to co found the Must Destroy record label.
- The major fish are cod, haddock, hake, herring, and mackerel.
- North Pacific hake have two dorsal fins and a truncate caudal fin.
- More recently, there has been growth in the production of hake fillets.
- Hake fled from the country and Halfdan became king of all of Vingulmark.
- The major species of fish caught are cod, haddock, hake, herring, and mackerel.
- The sum of these factors has compromised the Adriatic fishing stocks and that is why the Commission's proposal to allow fishing for hake and mullet below minimum size is quite incredible and unacceptable.