Definition of Haddock

1. Noun. Lean white flesh of fish similar to but smaller than cod; usually baked or poached or as fillets sauteed or fried.

Group relationships: Melanogrammus Aeglefinus
Generic synonyms: Fish
Specialized synonyms: Finnan, Finnan Haddie, Finnan Haddock, Smoked Haddock

2. Noun. Important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller.
Exact synonyms: Melanogrammus Aeglefinus
Generic synonyms: Gadoid, Gadoid Fish
Group relationships: Genus Melanogrammus, Melanogrammus

Definition of Haddock

1. n. A marine food fish (Melanogrammus æglefinus), allied to the cod, inhabiting the northern coasts of Europe and America. It has a dark lateral line and a black spot on each side of the body, just back of the gills. Galled also haddie, and dickie.

Definition of Haddock

1. Noun. A marine fish, ''Melanogrammus aeglefinus'', of the North Atlantic, important as a food fish. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Haddock

1. a food fish [n -S]

Medical Definition of Haddock

1. A marine food fish (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), allied to the cod, inhabiting the northern coasts of Europe and America. It has a dark lateral line and a black spot on each side of the body, just back of the gills. Galled also haddie, and dickie. Norway haddock, a marine edible fish (Sebastes marinus) of Northern Europe and America. See Rose fish. Origin: OE. Hadoc, haddok, of unknown origin; cf. Ir. Codog, Gael. Adag, F. Hadot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Haddock

had time
had to
hadal
hadalpelagic
hadarim
hadaway
hadda
hadden
hadder
haddest
haddie
haddies
hadding
haddocks
haded
hadeda
hadedas
hading
hadith
hadiths
hadj
hadje
hadjee
hadjees
hadjes
hadji

Literary usage of Haddock

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography by Historical Society of Pennsylvania (1898)
"In His Majesty's Court of Exchequer in Ireland: "Susanna haddock wife of ... William Penrose Executor of Walter haddock late of Richland township in the ..."

2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1890)
"The Royal James presently blew up, some half-dozen only of lier crew being saved, among whom were haddock and his lieutenant, Thomas Mayo, who had been with ..."

3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh by Royal Society of Edinburgh (1904)
"Some Observations on the Young Scales of the Cod, haddock and "Whiting before ... Such an appearance was found in cod, haddock and whiting of all ages from ..."

4. The Law of Persons and of Domestic Relations by Epaphroditus Peck (1920)
"lished in the haddock case to continue to refuse recognition to divorce judgments in other states.55 Whatever may be its effect in morals and public policy, ..."

5. The Methodist Magazine by John Wesley (1799)
"The day preceding his death, 4e informed Mrs. haddock that he believed the Lord was about to ... Next day, Mrs. haddock ..."

6. Ocean Research and the Great Fisheries by Gerard Charles Lisle Howell (1921)
"It is interesting to note that this paper is not even mentioned by Jenkins in his Sea Fisheries (1920) : indeed, he says nothing of the haddock work of the ..."

7. Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Staistical by Francis Hindes Groome (1885)
"THE COD, LING, AND haddock FISHERY. In addition to the herring and the sprat, the chief fishes captured in Scotland belong to the cod and turbot ..."

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