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Cusk

//kʌsk// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A marine cod-like fish in the ling family Lotidae, Brosme brosme.

    "He suggested cusk, because he knew they would have it. She had never heard of cusk. “Doesn't it sound exotic!” she said. “Exotic indeed!” he laughed, and almost told her what a humdrum fish it really was, but stopped himself."

  2. 2
    elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth wordnet
  3. 3
    large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod wordnet
  4. 4
    the lean flesh of a cod-like fish of North Atlantic waters wordnet

Etymology

Early 17th century; of unknown origin. Probably an alteration of torsk or tusk, a codlike fish, from Norwegian tosk, torsk; Old Norse thorskr, codfish.

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