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Alewife   /ˈeɪlwˌaɪf/   Listen
Alewife

noun
(pl. alewives)
1.
Flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams.
2.
Shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus.  Synonyms: Alosa pseudoharengus, Pomolobus pseudoharengus.





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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


Words linked to "Alewife" :   clupeid fish, fish, clupeid, Alosa, genus Alosa


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