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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.
2. old squaw.

Origin:
1580–90; old + wife
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old·wife   (ōld'wīf')   
n.   pl. old·wives (-wīvz')
  1. See oldsquaw.

  2. Any of various fishes such as the alewife and the menhaden.

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