HADDOCK


Meaning of HADDOCK in English

■ noun ( plural same) a silvery-grey bottom-dwelling fish of North Atlantic coastal waters, popular as a food fish. [ Melanogrammus aeglefinus .]

Origin

ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. hadoc , from OFr. hadot , of unknown origin.

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