plural haddock also haddocks
: an important food fish (Melanogrammus aeglefinus synonym Gadus aeglefinus) of the cod family occurring on both sides of the North Atlantic that has a black lateral line and dark patch above the pectoral fin
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Cost: Fried haddock with two sides for $12, sandwich with two sides for $13.
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Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2024
Delicate white fillets of cod, haddock, or halibut make an ideal canvas for her marinade of coconut milk and lemon juice infused with fresh turmeric and ginger, which lend earthy, peppery notes.
—Romy Gill, Saveur, 24 Apr. 2024
Four 6-oz. fillets mild white fish, preferably haddock, pollock, or sea bream
⅓ cup all-purpose flour
2½ cups whole milk
Pinch freshly grated nutmeg
1 tsp.
—Simone Bouhour, Saveur, 28 Mar. 2024
A number of Buffalo dishes pepper the menu, as well — a beef on ‘weck sandwich, haddock fish and chips, and of course — Buffalo wings.
—Philip Freeman, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
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Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2024
Delicate white fillets of cod, haddock, or halibut make an ideal canvas for her marinade of coconut milk and lemon juice infused with fresh turmeric and ginger, which lend earthy, peppery notes.
—Romy Gill, Saveur, 24 Apr. 2024
Four 6-oz. fillets mild white fish, preferably haddock, pollock, or sea bream
⅓ cup all-purpose flour
2½ cups whole milk
Pinch freshly grated nutmeg
1 tsp.
—Simone Bouhour, Saveur, 28 Mar. 2024
A number of Buffalo dishes pepper the menu, as well — a beef on ‘weck sandwich, haddock fish and chips, and of course — Buffalo wings.
—Philip Freeman, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
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haddock
noun
had·dock
ˈhad-ək 
plural haddock also haddocks
: an important food fish of the Atlantic that is usually smaller than the related common cod
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