English Explanatory Dictionary

haberdine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. cod salted and dried.

Word forms

haberdine haberdines

Etymology

From Dutch abberdaan, labberdaan, or a French [Term?] form. Compare Old French habordeau, from the name of a Basque district, and French Labourd, adjective Labourdin. The letter l was misunderstood as the French article l'.

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