hakebot

Old French

Etymology

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

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

1. a small fishing boat

References

• hakebot on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub