alewife

1. n. A woman who keeps an alehouse. Source: opted

2. n. A North American fish (Clupea vernalis) of the Herring family. It is called also ellwife, ellwhop, branch herring. The name is locally applied to other related species. Source: opted

3. n. flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams Source: wordnet

4. n. shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus Source: wordnet

5. A woman who keeps an alehouse. Gay. A North American fish (Clupea vernalis) of the Herring family. It is called also ellwife, ellwhop, branch herring. The name is locally applied to other related species. Source: webster

6. A woman who keeps an alehouse. Gay. Source: adambom

7. n:100 n. flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams n. shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus Source: ecdict

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