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Meaning of alewife in English
Pronunciation
/ˈeɪlwaɪf/
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Noun
alewife
Etymology
mid 17th century: possibly from earlier alewife ‘woman who keeps an ale house’, with reference to the fish's large belly
Definitions
1.
flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams
2.
shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn
Examples
« often salted or smoked »
« sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus »