Definition of HADDOCK

haddock

Plural: haddock, haddocks

Noun

  • A North Atlantic marine food fish, related to cod.
  • lean white flesh of fish similar to but smaller than cod; usually baked or poached or as fillets sauteed or fried
  • important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller
  • A marine fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, of the North Atlantic, important as a food fish.

Examples

  • He managed to hook a great score with HADDOCK, playing it across two premium squares.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English haddok. Compare Anglo-Norman hadoc from Old French hadot, probably from an English source. Further origin uncertain, but hadot could have evolved from (h)adoux, (h)adoz, from adoub, from adouber, adober (“to prepare”), cognate with Italian addobbare (“to souse fish or meat”).
The spelling is usually regarded as a diminutive in -ok (see -ock).

Synonyms

Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Scrabble Score: 18

haddock: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
haddock: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
haddock: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

haddock: valid Words With Friends Word