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cusk

UK/kʊsk/ US/kʌsk/ uncommon

noun

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the lean flesh of a cod-like fish of North Atlantic waters

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Origin

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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