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Meaning of 'alewife' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Alewife [ n.]
- A woman who keeps an alehouse.
- 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.

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ale ale silver ale-knight aleak aleatory alebench aleberry alecithal aleconner alecost

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