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Alewife   /ˈeɪlwˌaɪf/   Listen
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Alewife  n.  (pl. alewives)  A woman who keeps an alehouse.



Alewife  n.  (pl. alewives)  (Zool.) 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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"Alewife" Quotes from Famous Books



... fresh fish, flaked or shredded, from the alewife to the whale, or cooked dried herring, finnan haddie, mackerel, cod, and so on, can be stirred in to make a basic Rabbit more tasty. Happy combinations are hit upon in mixing leftovers of several kinds by the cupful. So the odd old cookbook ...
— The Complete Book of Cheese • Robert Carlton Brown

... Holland. In Belgium there were not so many nor such talented men, but some of them were very interesting in their work as in their subjects. Teniers the Younger (1610-1690) was among the first of them to picture peasant, burgher, alewife, and nobleman in all scenes and places. Nothing escaped him as a subject, and yet his best work was shown in the handling of low life in taverns. There is coarse wit in his work, but it is atoned for by good color and easy handling. He was influenced by Rubens, though decidedly ...
— A Text-Book of the History of Painting • John C. Van Dyke



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