alewife†

[origin obscure]

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a bony species of herring, Alosa pseudoharengus, of the eastern seaboard and Great Lakes.

Quotations

1817

Wholesale Prices at Halifax . . . Alewives, 25 to 27s. . . .

1965

The alewife entered from the ocean and remained inland as the lakes became fresh water.