Associations to the word «Alewife»

Wiktionary

ALEWIFE, noun. (archaic) A woman who keeps an alehouse.
ALEWIFE, noun. A North American fish, Clupea vernalis, of the herring family.
ALEWIFE, noun. A migrating North American fish, Alosa pseudoharengus.
ALEWIFE, noun. Any of several species similar in appearance.

Dictionary definition

ALEWIFE, noun. Flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams.
ALEWIFE, noun. Shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus.

Wise words

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Alexander Pope