v. i. [ Prov. E. snook to search out, to follow by the scent; cf. Sw. snoka to lurk, LG. snöggen, snuckern, snökern, to snuffle, to smell about, to search for. ] To lurk; to lie in ambush. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ D. snoek. ] (Zool.) (a) A large perchlike marine food fish (Centropomus undecimalis) found both on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of tropical America; -- called also ravallia, and robalo. (b) The cobia. (c) The garfish. [ 1913 Webster ]