| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. An alternative spelling for "Forkbeard": A European fish (Raniceps raninus), having a large flat head; -- also called tadpole fish, and lesser forked beard.[Websters]. | |
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Date "HAKE'S-DAME" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |