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cusk  (kusk),USA pronunciation n., pl. cusks, (esp. collectively) cusk. 
  1. Fishan edible marine fish, Brosme brosme, of North Atlantic coastal waters.
  2. Fishthe burbot.
  • Scandinavian; compare Norwegian tosk, variant of torsk, cognate with Old Norse thorskr codfish
  • probably variant of tusk kind of fish 1610–20, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cusk / kʌsk/ (cusks, cusk)
  1. a gadoid food fish, Brosmius brosme, of northern coastal waters, having a single long dorsal fin
    Also called: torsk
Etymology: 17th Century: probably alteration of tusk of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse thorskr codfish
'cusk' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cusk-eel - ophidiid - torsk

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