allice shad
noun
al·lice shad
ˈalə̇s(h)ˌsh-
variants or less commonly allice or allis
ˈalə̇s
plural -s
: a European shad (Alosa alosa) of the Severn and other rivers
Word History
Etymology
alteration of earlier allowes, from French alose, from Late Latin alausa, from Gaulish
First Known Use
1797, in the meaning defined above
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