The meaning of Alewives
Alewives – definition
nounA north-western atlantic fish of the herring family that swims up rivers to spawn and is found also in the great lakes.
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Larger salmon eat a variety of fishes such as herring and alewives, smelts, capelin, small mackerel…
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Word origin
mid 17th century: possibly from earlier alewife ‘woman who keeps an ale house’, with reference to the fish's large belly.
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