ALEWIFE

Meaning of ALEWIFE in English

n. (pl. alewives) US any of several species of fish allied to the herring.

[ corrupt. of 17th-c. aloofe: orig. uncert. ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012

ALEWIFE — I. noun Date: 15th century a woman who keeps an alehouse, II. noun (plural alewives) Etymology: perhaps alteration of obsolete …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ALEWIFE — Important North American food fish ( Pomolobus , or Alosa , pseudoharengus ) of the herring family. The alewife grows …
Английский словарь Британика
ALEWIFE — I. ˈālˌwīf noun ( plural alewives -ˌwīvz) Etymology: Middle English alewif, from ale + wif wife : a woman who …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALEWIFE — (n.) A North American fish (Clupea vernalis) of the Herring family. It is called also ellwife, ellwhop, branch herring. The …
Английский словарь Webster
ALEWIFE — (n.) A woman who keeps an alehouse.
Английский словарь Webster
ALEWIFE — ( n. ) A woman who keeps an alehouse.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ALEWIFE — ( n. ) A North American fish (Clupea vernalis) of the Herring family. It is called also ellwife, ellwhop, branch …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ALEWIFE — alewife 1 /ayl"wuyf'/ , n. , pl. alewives . a North American fish, Alosa pseudoharengus, resembling a small shad. [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALEWIFE — n. female owner of a tavern, woman who owns or operates a pub
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ALEWIFE — I. ˈāl-ˌwīf noun Date: 15th century : a woman who keeps an alehouse II. noun ( plural ale·wives -ˌwīvz) Etymology: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ALEWIFE — noun a woman who keeps an alehouse. 2. alewife ·noun a north american fish (clupea vernalis) of the herring family. …
Webster English vocab
ALEWIFE — ■ noun ( plural alewives ) a NW Atlantic fish of the herring family, swimming up rivers to spawn. [ …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ALEWIFE — [ale.wife] n (15c): a woman who keeps an alehouse [2]alewife n [perh. alter. of obs. allowes, a kind of shad, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ALEWIFE — also called Sawbelly, Grayback, Gaspereau, or Branch Herring (Pomolobus, or Alosa, pseudoharengus), important North American food fish of the herring …
Britannica English vocabulary
ALEWIFE — ale|wife BrE AmE ˈeɪ ə l |waɪf ▷ ale|wives waɪvz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ALEWIFE — n. (pl. alewives) US any of several species of fish allied to the herring. [corrupt. of 17th-c. aloofe: orig. uncert.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ALEWIFE — n. (pl. alewives) US any of several species of fish allied to the herring. Etymology: corrupt. of 17th-c. aloofe: orig. …
Oxford English vocab
ALEWIFE — n. Important North American food fish ( Pomolobus , or Alosa , pseudoharengus ) of the herring family. The alewife …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ALEWIFE — зоол. сельдь (устаревшее) хозяйка пивной (зоология) сельдь (Pomolobus pseudoharengus)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ALEWIFE — _I ʹeıl|waıf n арх. ( pl -wives -ʹeılwaıvz ) хозяйка пивной _II ʹeılwaıf n зоол. сельдь ( Pomolobus pseudoharengus )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ALEWIFE — зоол. сельдь
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
ALEWIFE — барменша
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ALEWIFE — (n) содержательница пивной
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
ALEWIFE — I [ʹeıl|waıf] n арх. ( pl -wives [-{ʹeıl}waıvz] ) хозяйка пивной II [ʹeılwaıf] n зоол. сельдь ( Pomolobus pseudoharengus )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
ALEWIFE — _I ʹeıl|waıf n арх. ( pl -wives -ʹeılwaıvz ) хозяйка пивной _II ʹeılwaıf n зоол. сельдь ( Pomolobus pseudoharengus )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ALEWIFE — n. содержательница пивной
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
ALEWIFE — n. содержательница пивной
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
ALEWIFE — ихт. сероспинка, элевайф (Alosa pseudoharengus)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
ALEWIFE — ихт. сероспинка, элевайф ( Alosa pseudoharengus )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
ALEWIFE — зоол. сельдь (устаревшее) хозяйка пивной (зоология) сельдь (Pomolobus pseudoharengus)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ALEWIFE — барменша
Англо-Русский словарь
ALEWIFE — n. Function: noun Inflected Form: plural ale · wives \ - ˌ w ī vz \ Etymology: perhaps alteration of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ALEWIFE — n. Pronunciation: ' ā l- ˌ w ī f Function: noun Date: 15th century : a woman who keeps an …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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