the alewife

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Definition of the alewife in English English dictionary: sawbelly; gaspereau
alewife: A North American fish (Clupea vernalis) of the herring family. The name is locally applied to other related species
alewife: {n} a woman who keeps an alehouse, a fish
Alewife: shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
Alewife: flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams
alewife: {i} female owner of a tavern, woman who owns or operates a pub
alewife: The name is locally applied to other related species
alewife: shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams
alewife: A woman who keeps an alehouse
alewife: Important North American food fish (Pomolobus, or Alosa, pseudoharengus) of the herring family. The alewife grows to about 1 ft (30 cm). Most populations spend several years along North America's Atlantic coast before ascending freshwater streams to spawn each spring in ponds or sluggish rivers
alewife: It is called also ellwife, ellwhop, branch herring
alewife: A North American fish of the herring family. The name is locally applied to other related species
alewife: A North American fish (Clupea vernalis) of the Herring family

the alewife

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the ale·wife

dhi eylwayf

/ᴛʜē ˈālˌwīf/ /ðiː ˈeɪlˌwaɪf/

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