cusk

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See also, David Foster Wallace's character David Cusk in 'The Pale King'.

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A marine cod-like fish in the ling family Lotidae, Brosme brosme.

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noun

A marine cod-like fish in the ling family Lotidae, Brosme brosme.

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Core meanings and parts of speech for cusk.

noun

A marine cod-like fish in the ling family Lotidae, Brosme brosme.

See also: eelpout, ling, burbot, torsk, brosme-brosme

Example sentences

See also, David Foster Wallace's character David Cusk in 'The Pale King'.

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And if you’re code-golfing, nothing beats a Borges, Chiang, or Cusk.

Second Place (Rachel Cusk) was a batshit boilerroom melodrama.

I recently read "Outline" by Rachel Cusk, and it made me think a lot about the importance of listening, and how much you can learn about another person (and, through them, yourself).

> some seriously confused Chinese American I don't recall where I read this (I think it may have been Rachel Cusk), but it is a writer's job to ask questions.

Quote examples

I recently read "Outline" by Rachel Cusk, and it made me think a lot about the importance of listening, and how much you can learn about another person (and, through them, yourself).

Proper noun examples

And if you’re code-golfing, nothing beats a Borges, Chiang, or Cusk.

Second Place (Rachel Cusk) was a batshit boilerroom melodrama.

> some seriously confused Chinese American I don't recall where I read this (I think it may have been Rachel Cusk), but it is a writer's job to ask questions.