OLDWIFE

Meaning of OLDWIFE in English

[old.wife] n (1588) 1: any of several marine fishes (as an alewife, menhaden, or triggerfish)

2: old-squaw

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

OLDWIFE — noun Date: 1588 any of several marine fishes (as an alewife, menhaden, or triggerfish), old-squaw
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OLDWIFE — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( plural oldwives ) 1. [perhaps so called from the large belly] : any of several fishes: as …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OLDWIFE — /old"wuyf'/ , n. , pl. oldwives . 1. any of various fishes, as the alewife, the menhaden, or a West …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLDWIFE — noun Date: 1588 1. : any of several marine fishes (as an alewife, menhaden, or triggerfish) 2. : old-squaw
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OLDWIFE — (презрительное) старуха (зоология) тихоокеанская треска > old wives' tale бабьи сплетни, бабушкины сказки
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OLDWIFE — (n) старуха; тихоокеанская треска
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
OLDWIFE — (презрительное) старуха (зоология) тихоокеанская треска > old wives' tale бабьи сплетни, бабушкины сказки
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
OLDWIFE — Pronunciation: ' ō l(d)- ˌ w ī f Function: noun Date: 1588 1 : any of several marine fishes (as …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
BLACK OLDWIFE — noun : a plectognath fish of the genus Melichthys ; especially : galafate
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUEEN TRIGGERFISH — noun : a triggerfish ( Balistes vetula ) widely distributed in the tropical Atlantic and Indian oceans — called also …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OLD-SQUAW
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GALAFATE — ˌgaləˈfä(ˌ)tā noun ( -s ) Etymology: American Spanish (Cuba) : a black oldwife ( Melichthys piceus ) of the western …
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