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alewhap

alewhap noun: an alewife.

Noun

alewhap (plural alewhaps)

  1. (obsolete, regional) an alewife
    • Alewife plur. Alewives. (Alosa Vernalis Storer.) A fish of the herring kind, abounding in the waters of New England . In Mary-land and Virginia they are called "old wives;" Alewhap, plur. Alewhaps, in Connecticut1877, John Russell Bartlett, Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases, Usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States

Forms of alewhap

pluralalewhaps

Questions about alewhap

What does alewhap mean?
Alewhap means an alewife.
What part of speech is alewhap?
Alewhap is a noun.
What is the plural of alewhap?
The plural of alewhap is alewhaps.

Words near alewhap in the dictionary

  1. alevins
  2. Alevism
  3. Alevite
  4. Alevites
  5. alew
  6. alewhap
  7. alewhaps
  8. alewife
  9. Alewine
  10. alewives
  11. alews

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