hake's toothn.

Brit.

/ˈheɪks tuːθ/, U.S.

/ˈheɪks ˌtuθ/

Forms: see hake n.¹ and tooth n.

Etymology: < the genitive of hake n.¹ + tooth n., with allusion to the fang-like shape of this shell.

Now rare.

The long tubular or tusk-shaped shell of a scaphopod mollusc, esp. that of a mollusc belonging to the genus Dentalium, or more widely to the family Dentaliidae; a tooth-shell. Also: the mollusc itself. Cf. dentalium n.The appearance of these shells on the sounding-lead was formerly an aid to navigation in British waters.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Scaphopoda > [noun] > member of genus Dentalium

hake's tooth1584

antal1657

dental1678

tooth-shell?1711

tusk-shell1825

dentalium1864

tusk1916

1584 R. Norman tr. C. Antoniszoon Safegard of Sailers f. 30 And he that sounds being thwart of Ushant, shall find small white sand, mingled with white shels, and certaine things like white Hackes teeth, and then he hath Ushant northeast from him.

1671 J. Seller Coasting Pilot 15 Sand somewhat white, with Hakes teeth.

1731 W. Wriglesworth MS Log-bk. of ‘Lyell’ 18 June The Soundings Red Sand with Hakes teeth.

1807 Trans. Linn. Soc. 8 238 It is called by mariners Hake's-tooth.

1881 L. 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.

1903 A. B. Tulloch Recoll. Forty Years' Service ix. 129 This was done, when the depth and hakes' teeth on the grease at once gave us a very fair indication of where we were.

1937 Jrnl. Conchol. 20 336 Dentalium ventricosum... Hakes teeth of Mariners.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hakes tooth
释义	hake's toothn. Brit. /ˈheɪks tuːθ/, U.S. /ˈheɪks ˌtuθ/ Forms: see hake n.¹ and tooth n. Etymology: < the genitive of hake n.¹ + tooth n., with allusion to the fang-like shape of this shell. Now rare. The long tubular or tusk-shaped shell of a scaphopod mollusc, esp. that of a mollusc belonging to the genus Dentalium, or more widely to the family Dentaliidae; a tooth-shell. Also: the mollusc itself. Cf. dentalium n.The appearance of these shells on the sounding-lead was formerly an aid to navigation in British waters. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Scaphopoda > [noun] > member of genus Dentalium hake's tooth1584 antal1657 dental1678 tooth-shell?1711 tusk-shell1825 dentalium1864 tusk1916 1584 R. Norman tr. C. Antoniszoon Safegard of Sailers f. 30 And he that sounds being thwart of Ushant, shall find small white sand, mingled with white shels, and certaine things like white Hackes teeth, and then he hath Ushant northeast from him. 1671 J. Seller Coasting Pilot 15 Sand somewhat white, with Hakes teeth. 1731 W. Wriglesworth MS Log-bk. of ‘Lyell’ 18 June The Soundings Red Sand with Hakes teeth. 1807 Trans. Linn. Soc. 8 238 It is called by mariners Hake's-tooth. 1881 L. 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. 1903 A. B. Tulloch Recoll. Forty Years' Service ix. 129 This was done, when the depth and hakes' teeth on the grease at once gave us a very fair indication of where we were. 1937 Jrnl. Conchol. 20 336 Dentalium ventricosum... Hakes teeth of Mariners. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1584
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