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"Alewife" Definition

noun

A fish (Alosa pseudoharengus) closely related to the herrings and native to North American Atlantic waters and some inland lakes.
A woman who keeps an alehouse.
A woman who keeps an alehouse.
A food fish () of the herring family that is very abundant along the Atlantic coast.
Any of several related fishes (as the menhaden).

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