OLDWIFE


Meaning of OLDWIFE in English

/old"wuyf'/ , n. , pl. oldwives .

1. any of various fishes, as the alewife, the menhaden, or a West Indian fish of the family Balistidae.

2. See old squaw .

[ 1580-90; OLD + WIFE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .