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Alewife
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A woman who keeps an alehouse. Gay.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: noun (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.