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.

• Rhymes: -ʌsk

cusk (plural cusks)

1. A marine cod-like fish in the ling family Lotidae, Brosme brosme.

   Synonyms: moonfish, torsk, tusk

   • 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.

• (cod-like fish): brismak, brosmius

• cusk (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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