'alewife' definitions:
Definition of 'alewife'
(from WordNet)
noun
Flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams
noun
Shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus [syn: alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus, Pomolobus pseudoharengus]