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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ale·wife, n.; pl. Alewives.  Zool. 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.

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