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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HAD'DOCK, n. A fish of the genus Gadus or cod, and order of Jugulars. It has a long body, the upper part of a dusky brown color,and the belly of a silvery hue; the lateral line is black. This fish breeds in immense numbers in the northern seas, and constitutes a considerable article of food.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: lean white flesh of fish similar to but smaller than cod; usually baked or poached or as fillets sauteed or fried
2: important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller [syn: haddock, Melanogrammus aeglefinus]

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural haddock; also haddocks) Etymology: Middle English haddok Date: 14th century an important food fish (Melanogrammus aeglefinus syn. Gadus aeglefinus) of the cod family occurring on both sides of the North Atlantic that has a black lateral line and dark patch above the pectoral fin

Britannica Concise

Valuable N. Amer. food fish (Melanogrammus aeglefinus, family Gadidae). A bottom-dweller that feeds on invertebrates and fishes, it resembles the cod, with its chin barbel (fleshy feeler) and two anal and three dorsal fins, but is distinguished by a dark (rather than light) lateral line and a distinctive dark spot on each shoulder. It is gray or brownish above, paler below. It grows to about 3 ft (90 cm) long and 25 lbs (11 kg).

Oxford Reference Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Haddock Had"dock, n. [OE. hadoc, haddok, of unknown origin; cf. Ir. codog, Gael. adag, F. hadot.] (Zo["o]l.) A marine food fish (Melanogrammus [ae]glefinus), 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. Norway haddock, a marine edible fish (Sebastes marinus) of Northern Europe and America. See Rose fish.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(haddock) Haddock are a type of edible sea fish that are found in the North Atlantic. N-VAR