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alewife
noun (1)
ale·wife
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Definition of alewife
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a woman who keeps an alehouse
alewife
noun (2)
plural alewives\ -ˌwīvz
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Definition of alewife (Entry 2 of 2)
: a food fish (Alosa pseudoharengus) of the herring family that is very abundant along the Atlantic coast
also
: any of several related fishes (such as the menhaden)
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