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1. (n.) alewife
a North American fish, Alosa pseudoharengus, similar to a shad.
2. (n.) alewife
a woman who owns or operates an alehouse.
Etymology: (1350–1400)
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1. (noun) alewife
flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams
2. (noun) alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus, Pomolobus pseudoharengus
shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
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1. (noun) Alewife
a woman who keeps an alehouse
2. (noun) Alewife
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
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