: any of several marine food fishes (as of the genera Merluccius and Urophycis) related to the Atlantic cod
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Recent Examples on the WebSome had as many as a half-dozen tiny, shiny hake hanging from their sharp beaks. David Abel, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022 Here hake is served simply with borlotti beans and romesco sauce (€27). John Mariani, Forbes, 12 July 2022 For centuries, hearty folk have trekked up these slopes from the breakwater after a day of fishing mullet, anchovies, hake, and eel. John Oseid, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021 On May 13, 2020, a fishing vessel left Seattle in search of hake. Katherine S. Xue, The New Yorker, 21 July 2021 Get the hake and chips and sit on a bench overlooking the water. Sarah Khan, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2021 This is largely because of bird-scaring lines – ropes decked with colorful streamers that fly behind boats and serve as a sort of sailing scarecrow – which are now required on all hake fishing vessels. Lindsey Mcginnis, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Jan. 2021 Pork or a meaty fish like cod or hake works well, too.Star Tribune, 2 Apr. 2021 Humboldt are often found in and around hake schools and have a very similar sound signature as the fish, Field explains. Katherine Harmon, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2010 See More