cusk
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See also: чушк
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Early 17th century; of unknown origin. Probably an alteration of torsk or tusk, a codlike fish, from Norwegian tosk, torsk; Old Norse thorskr, codfish.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ʌsk
Noun[edit]
cusk (plural cusks)
- A marine cod-like fish in the ling family Lotidae, Brosme brosme.
- 1999, Lucy Honig, The Truly Needy And Other Stories, University of Pittsburgh Press, →ISBN, page 89:
- 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.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
cod-like fish
Further reading[edit]
- cusk (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia