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had·dock

(hăd′ək)

n. pl. haddock or had·docks

A food fish (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) of northern Atlantic waters, closely related to and resembling the cod, but having a dark spot above each pectoral fin.

[Middle English haddok.]

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haddock

(ˈhædək)

n, pl -docks or -dock

(Animals) a North Atlantic gadoid food fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus: similar to but smaller than the cod

[C14: of uncertain origin]

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had•dock

(ˈhæd ək)

n., pl. (esp. collectively) -dock, (esp. for kinds or species) -docks.

a food fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, of the cod family, of the N Atlantic.

[1275–1325; Middle English haddok]

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Noun	1.	haddock - lean white flesh of fish similar to but smaller than cod; usually baked or poached or as fillets sauteed or fried Melanogrammus aeglefinus, haddock - important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller fish - the flesh of fish used as food; "in Japan most fish is eaten raw"; "after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat"; "they have a chef who specializes in fish" finnan, finnan haddie, finnan haddock, smoked haddock - haddock usually baked but sometimes broiled with lots of butter
	2.	haddock - important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller Melanogrammus aeglefinus gadoid, gadoid fish - a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae genus Melanogrammus, Melanogrammus - haddock haddock - lean white flesh of fish similar to but smaller than cod; usually baked or poached or as fillets sauteed or fried

Translations

حَدوقنَوع من سَمَك القَد

treska

kuller

Schellfisch

βακαλάος

abadejo merluza

kolja

aiglefin églefin haddock aigrefin

koljakoljak

ýsaÿsa

eglefino eglefino affumicato merluzzo

ハドック

대구의 일종

juodadėmė menkė

pīkša

kolja

ปลาแฮดด็อก

mezgit balığı

cá tuyết ê-fin

黑线鳕

haddock

[ˈhædək] N (haddock or haddocks (pl)) → eglefino m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

haddock

[ˈhædək] [haddock or haddocks] (pl) n → églefin m smoked haddock

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

haddock

n → Schellfisch m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

haddock

[ˈhædək] n → eglefino (tipo di merluzzo)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

haddock

(ˈhӕdək) – plurals ˈhaddock ~ˈhaddocks – noun

a kind of small sea fish.

haddock

→ حَدوق treska kuller Schellfisch βακαλάος abadejo, merluza kolja aiglefin koljak eglefino ハドック 대구의 일종 schelvis hyse łupacz cantaril, hadoque пикша kolja ปลาแฮดด็อก mezgit balığı cá tuyết ê-fin 黑线鳕

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Pickles ate biscuits and Ginger ate a dried haddock.

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They possess a quite dazzling and transcendent beauty which separates them by a wide interval from the cadaverous cod and haddock whose fame is trumpeted in our streets.

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Two nets had already been broken by the immense weight of congers and haddocks; three sea-eels plowed the hold with their slimy folds and their dying contortions.

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Cast up fer your last trip, all you Gloucester haddocks. You won't see Gloucester no more, no more!"

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There was kippered salmon, and Finnan haddocks, and a lamb's head, and a haggis--a celebrated Scotch dish, gentlemen, which my uncle used to say always looked to him, when it came to table, very much like a Cupid's stomach-- and a great many other things besides, that I forget the names of, but very good things, notwithstanding.

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That is why a 7lb 2dms haddie, caught off Swansea by Manchester's Rob Gleave, started a flurry of spot checks after phone calls to shore, before skipper Jeff Mann ruled in favour of a haddock. Swansea experts later confirmed his view and Rob is claiming the Welsh offshore record with 5lb to spare.

Fishing: Rob Gleaves with the win

Data collected by Earth-orbiting satellites and oceangoing trawlers suggest that juvenile haddock off Nova Scotia are more abundant in years when plankton populations peak earlier than normal.

More fish survive if plankton bloom early. (Oceanography)

Meanwhile, a Grimsby company is playing a key role in supplying "Super Fresh" Norwegian cod and haddock to Britain's leading quality retailer.

Norway steps up frozen and chilled assault on UK

Ready in 30 minutes.) INGREDIENTS 1 tbsp olive oil 1 small onion, finely chopped 2 medium free-range eggs, lightly whisked 50ml whole milk 20g Tesco Finest Grated Parmigiano Reggiano, or similar 30g watercress leaves (discard stalks), finely chopped 1 pack of The Saucy Fish Co Smoked Haddock with Mustard and Dill vinaigrette, from Tesco, Ocado or Waitrose (or 135g smoked haddock fillet) 1 Edler's Savoury Pastry Case, from Tesco, or similar METHOD 1.

EATING IN; Smoked Haddock & Watercress Tart

brunch and herbs One of Hix''s favourite brunches is scrambled eggs with haddock and herbs.

Time to join brunch bunch; VVEENNIISSOONN AANNDD BBAACCOONN TTEERRRRIINNEE: CELEBRITY CHEF MARK HIX'S GUIDE TO MORNING FEASTS

PC Robin Haddock (pictured) suffered serious head injuries when attempting to stop a white LDV van on Sneyd Lane, Bloxwich, in the early hours of Tuesday March 18.

Police hunt for van

THE Tote jackpot went begging again yesterday, with a pool of pounds 432,155 rolling over to Sedgefield today when punters could do worse than take note of the selections of none other than Agnes Haddock, writes Andrew Scutts.