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ˈhake's-tooth
[f. hake n.1 + tooth.]
The tooth-shell, Dentalium.
1731Capt. W. Wriglesworth MS. Log-bk. of the ‘Lyell’, 18 June, The Soundings Red Sand with Hakes teeth. 1881L. R. Hamersly Naval Encycl., Hake's Teeth, a term for Dentalium, a species of shell-fish whose presence in the British Channel serves as a guide to pilots in foggy weather. Also applied to some of the deep soundings in the Channel. |
