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 Definitions of oldwife  [ˈɒldˌwaɪf]  

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Definition of 'oldwife' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) oldwife
any of various fishes, as the alewife or menhaden.

Etymology:  (1580–90)

Definition of 'oldwife' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) queen triggerfish, Bessy cerca, oldwench, oldwife, Balistes vetula
tropical Atlantic fish

2. (noun) old squaw, oldwife, Clangula hyemalis
a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States

'oldwife' - Nearby Entries  

old times  old witch grass  old witchgrass  old wives' tale  olduvai gorge  oldwench  oldwife  



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