noun
hake
Hake (noun) means a hook, especially one used for hanging a pot.
noun
1
A hook, especially one used for hanging a pot.
2
(old) A type of weapon similar to a spear.
3
(plural, old) The metal fittings on a plough that the pulling animal is attached to.
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Etymology
Came into English via Middle English *hake, from Old English hæca, haca (“hook, bolt, door-fastening, bar”), from Proto-West Germanic *hakō, from Proto-Germanic *hakô (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *keg-, *keng- (“peg, hook”). It is related to hook, and cognate with Dutch haak (“hook”), German Haken (“hook”), Danish hage (“hook”), Swedish hake (“hook”), Icelandic haki (“hook”), Hittite [Term?] (/kagas/, “tooth”), Middle Irish chaing (“weapons rack”), Lithuanian kéngė (“hook, latch”) and Russian ко́готь (kógotʹ, “claw”).
Rhymes for hake
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What is the meaning of hake?
"hake" (noun) means a hook, especially one used for hanging a pot.
What are the different meanings of hake?
"hake" has 3 main meanings: 1. A hook, especially one used for hanging a pot; 2. (old) A type of weapon similar to a spear; 3. (plural, old) The metal fittings on a plough that the pulling animal is attached to.
