haddock
[ had-uhk ]
/ ˈhæd ək /
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noun, plural (especially collectively) had·dock, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) had·docks.
a North Atlantic food fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, of the cod family.
the rosefish, Sebastes marinus.
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Origin of haddock
1275–1325; Middle English haddok;see -ock
Words nearby haddock
hadarim, Hadas, Hadassah, hadaway, had better, haddock, Haddon, Haddonfield, hade, Hadean Time, hadedah
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haddock
/ (ˈhædək) /
noun plural -docks or -dock
a North Atlantic gadoid food fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus: similar to but smaller than the cod
Word Origin for haddock
C14: of uncertain origin
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