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haddock

[ had-uhk ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) had·dock, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) had·docks.
  1. a North Atlantic food fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, of the cod family.
  2. the rosefish, Sebastes marinus.


haddock

/ ˈhædək /

noun

  1. a North Atlantic gadoid food fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus: similar to but smaller than the cod
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of haddock1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English haddok; -ock
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Word History and Origins

Origin of haddock1

C14: of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences

Fans of Armstrong’s shuttered Eamonn’s, A Dublin Chipper in Alexandria will cheer the return of haddock sheathed in a golden batter that makes itself heard at neighboring tables and seven “secret” sauces for dipping.

The next in order are haddock, cod and plaice, and the east coast fisheries return the greatest bulk of these also.

Polly asked resentfully, and seized the bread under one arm and the remains of the haddock under the other.

When the eight dories delivered their catch, there were five thousand pounds of cod, pollock and large haddock in the pens.

Cod, haddock, or fresh-water fish may be used in the accompanying recipe.

To a quart of the liquor in which a fresh haddock has been boiled, add half-a-pint of water in which onions have been boiled.

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