cusk
UK/kʌsk/
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Northern England/kʊsk/
cusk noun: a codlike saltwater fish in the family Lotidae, Brosme brosme.
Noun
cusk (plural cusks)
- A codlike saltwater fish in the family Lotidae, Brosme brosme.
- 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.1999, Lucy Honig, The Truly Needy And Other Stories, University of Pittsburgh Press, →ISBN, page 89
Synonyms of cusk
Forms of cusk
| plural | cusks |
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Origin of cusk
Early 17th century; of unknown origin. Probably an alteration of torsk or tusk, a codlike fish, from Norwegian tosk, torsk; Old Norse thorskr, codfish.
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Questions about cusk
- What does cusk mean?
- Cusk means a codlike saltwater fish in the family Lotidae, Brosme brosme.
- What part of speech is cusk?
- Cusk is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cusk?
- Cusk is pronounced /kʌsk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cusk?
- The plural of cusk is cusks.
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