From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hake \Hake\ (h[=a]k), n. [See Hatch a half door.]
A drying shed, as for unburned tile.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hake \Hake\, n. [Also haak.] [Akin to Norweg. hakefisk, lit.,
hook fish, Prov. E. hake hook, G. hecht pike. See Hook.]
(Zool.)
One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera
Phycis, Merlucius, and allies. The common European hake
is Merlucius vulgaris; the American silver hake or whiting
is Merlucius bilinearis. Two American species (Phycis
chuss and Phycis tenius) are important food fishes, and
are also valued for their oil and sounds. Called also
squirrel hake, and codling.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hake \Hake\ (h[=a]k), v. i.
To loiter; to sneak. [Prov. Eng.]
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