'shad herring' definitions:

Definition of 'shad herring'

From: GCIDE
  • Mattowacca \Mat`to*wac"ca\, n. [Indian name.] (Zool.) An American clupeoid fish (Clupea mediocris), similar to the shad in habits and appearance, but smaller and less esteemed for food; -- called also hickory shad, {tailor shad}, fall herring, and shad herring. [1913 Webster]