alewife

[ eyl-wahyf ]

/ ˈeɪlˌwaɪf /

noun, plural ale·wives.

a North American fish, Alosa pseudoharengus, resembling a small shad.

Origin of alewife

1625–35, Americanism; earlier allowes, perhaps influenced by alewife², probably <French alose shad <Gallo-Latin alausa

Words nearby alewife

Aleutian low, Aleutian Range, Aleve, A level, alevin, alewife, Alex, Alexa, alexander, Alexander Archipelago, Alexander City

Definition for alewife (2 of 2)

alewife²

[ eyl-wahyf ]

/ ˈeɪlˌwaɪf /

noun, plural ale·wives.

a woman who owns or operates an alehouse.

Origin of alewife

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at ale, wife

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Example sentences from the Web for alewife

Bunch (Mother), an alewife, mentioned by Dekker in his drama called Satiromastix .
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
There be espiers set in every lane and the highway, said the alewife.
Long Will|Florence Converse
The Menhaden make their appearance in the spring with the arrival of the shad, alewife, blue-fish, and weak-fish.
Fast Nine|Alan Douglas
Calote had caught the withered bough when it fell, and made off with it under the alewife's very nose.
Long Will|Florence Converse

Joan (passim), a generic name for an alewife, strumpet, and the like: see Doctour Double Ale and next entry.
Early English Dramatists--Recently Recovered "Lost" Tudor Plays with some others|Various

British Dictionary definitions for alewife

alewife

/ (ˈeɪlˌwaɪf) /

noun plural -wives

a North American fish, Pomolobus pseudoharengus, similar to the herring Clupea harengus: family Clupeidae (herrings)

Word Origin for alewife

C19: perhaps an alteration (through influence of alewife, that is, a large rotund woman, alluding to the fish's shape) of French alose shad

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单词	alewife
释义	alewife ¹ [ eyl-wahyf ] / ˈeɪlˌwaɪf / noun, plural ale·wives. a North American fish, Alosa pseudoharengus, resembling a small shad. Origin of alewife ¹ 1625–35, Americanism; earlier allowes, perhaps influenced by alewife², probably <French alose shad <Gallo-Latin alausa Words nearby alewife Aleutian low, Aleutian Range, Aleve, A level, alevin, alewife, Alex, Alexa, alexander, Alexander Archipelago, Alexander City Definition for alewife (2 of 2) alewife² [ eyl-wahyf ] / ˈeɪlˌwaɪf / noun, plural ale·wives. a woman who owns or operates an alehouse. Origin of alewife ² Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at ale, wife Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for alewife Bunch (Mother), an alewife, mentioned by Dekker in his drama called Satiromastix . Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1\|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. There be espiers set in every lane and the highway, said the alewife. Long Will\|Florence Converse The Menhaden make their appearance in the spring with the arrival of the shad, alewife, blue-fish, and weak-fish. Fast Nine\|Alan Douglas Calote had caught the withered bough when it fell, and made off with it under the alewife's very nose. Long Will\|Florence Converse Joan (passim), a generic name for an alewife, strumpet, and the like: see Doctour Double Ale and next entry. Early English Dramatists--Recently Recovered "Lost" Tudor Plays with some others\|Various British Dictionary definitions for alewife alewife / (ˈeɪlˌwaɪf) / noun plural -wives a North American fish, Pomolobus pseudoharengus, similar to the herring Clupea harengus: family Clupeidae (herrings) Word Origin for alewife C19: perhaps an alteration (through influence of alewife, that is, a large rotund woman, alluding to the fish's shape) of French alose shad Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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