ALL meanings of alewife
ale·wife
A a - noun alewife a North American fish, Pomolobus pseudoharengus, similar to the herring Clupea harengus: family Clupeidae (herrings) 3
- noun alewife a woman who keeps an alehouse 3
- noun alewife a NW Atlantic clupeid fish (Alosa pseudoharengus) that swims up rivers to spawn in the spring: used for food and in fertilizers 3
- noun plural alewife a North American fish, Alosa pseudoharengus, resembling a small shad. 1
- noun plural alewife a woman who owns or operates an alehouse. 1
- noun alewife A northwestern Atlantic fish of the herring family that swims up rivers to spawn and is found also in the Great Lakes. 1
- noun alewife (archaic) A woman who keeps an alehouse. 0
- noun alewife A North American fish, Clupea vernalis, of the herring family. 0
- noun alewife A migrating North American fish, Alosa pseudoharengus. 0
- noun alewife Any of several species similar in appearance. 0