hake

An old term for a hand-gun. Also, the fish Gadus merluccius, a well-known gregarious and voracious fish of the cod family, often termed sea-pike.

Hake
·noun A drying shed, as for unburned tile. II. Hake ·vt To <<Loiter>>; to <<Sneak>>. III. Hake ·no...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
hake
to sneak or loiter. N. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
Hake, Thomas Gordon
{(1809-1895)} Poet, b. at Leeds, ed. at Christ's Hospital, was a physician, and practised at variou...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin