Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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}.
Source : WordNet®
haddock
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: {Melanogrammus aeglefinus}]