Definition of "alewife" []

• A fish (Alosa pseudoharengus) closely related to the herrings and native to North American Atlantic waters and some inland lakes. (noun)
• A woman who keeps an alehouse. (noun)

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• "We witnessed the alewife spawning migration so many springs, and suddenly the population became depleted."
• "We were eager to act and be involved in the alewife restoration -- later on with the salmon restoration -- but funds were limited."
• "He and his committee continued working, drafting regulations of the shad and alewife harvest."