Alewife

Definition:

• (n.) A woman who keeps an alehouse.
• (n.) 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.

Compare alewife with other words:

alewife vs. blueback

alewife vs. gaspereau

alewife vs. skipjack

alewife vs. ellwife

alewife vs. ellwhop

alewife vs. herring

alehouse vs. alewife

ale vs. alewife

alewife vs. wife