noun pl. hake or hakes
Origin: ME, prob. < ON haki, a hook (from the shape of the jaw) > Norw hakefisk, trout, salmon, lit., hook-fish: for IE base see hook
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Origin: Middle English
Origin: , possibly from Old English haca, hook (from the shape of its lower jaw); see keg- in Indo-European roots
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