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alewhaps

alewhaps is the plural of alewhap.

Meaning of alewhap

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

Questions about alewhaps

What is alewhaps the plural of?
Alewhaps is the plural of alewhap.

Words near alewhaps in the dictionary

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

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