Old French

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Etymology

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A Germanic borrowing, where hake either refers to the fish 'hake' (Old French hake) or to hook, and bot refers to 'boat' (Old English bāt, whence the Old French batel (boat)).

Noun

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hakebot oblique singularm (oblique plural hakeboz or hakebotz, nominative singular hakeboz or hakebotz, nominative plural hakebot)

  1. a small fishing boat

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