OLDWIFE


Meaning of OLDWIFE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈōl(d)-ˌwīf ]

noun

Date: 1588

1. : any of several marine fishes (as an alewife, menhaden, or triggerfish)

2. : old-squaw

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.