haddock

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: had=dock

CIDE DICTIONARY

haddock, n. [OE. hadok, haddok, of unknown origin; cf. Ir. codog, Gael. adag, F. hadot.].

 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.  [1913 Webster]

Norway haddock, a marine edible fish (Sebastes marinus) of Northern Europe and America. See Rose fish.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

haddock, n. (pl. same) a marine fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, of the N. Atlantic, allied to cod, but smaller.

Etymology

ME, prob. f. AF hadoc, OF (h)adot, of unkn. orig.