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oldwife

[old-wahyf]

old·wife

[old-wahyf]
noun, plural -wives.
1.
any of various fishes, as the alewife, the menhaden, or a West Indian fish of the family Balistidae.

Origin:
1580–90; old + wife
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oldwife (ˈəʊldˌwaɪf)
 
n , pl -wives
1.  another name for old squaw
2.  any of various fishes, esp the menhaden or the alewife

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