hake

noun5

1. •
   One of several species of saltwater gadoid fishes, of the genera Phycis, Merluccius, and allies.

   • Hake is an expensive fish—and is also very vulnerable to damage by mis-handling. — 1964
2. •
   A hook; a pot-hook.
3. •
   (in the plural) The draught-irons of a plough.
4. •
   A drying shed, as for unburned tile.
5. •
   A kind of weapon; a pike.