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alewife
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[ˈeɪlwʌɪf], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a north-western Atlantic fish of the herring family that swims up rivers to spawn and is found also in the Great Lakes
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Origin
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mid 17th century: possibly from earlier alewife ‘woman who keeps an ale house’, with reference to the fish's large belly
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