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(1):

(n.) A woman who keeps an alehouse.

(2):

(n.) A North American fish (Clupea vernalis) of the Herring family. It is called also ellwife, ellwhop, branch herring. The name is locally applied to other related species.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Alewife'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/alewife.html. 1828.
 
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