Noah Webster
Alewife
A'LEWIFE, or A'LOOF, noun
An American fish, belonging to the genus Clupea, and called Clupea Serrata. it resembles the herring. The established pronunciation is alewife plu alewives.
A'LEWIFE, or A'LOOF, noun
An American fish, belonging to the genus Clupea, and called Clupea Serrata. it resembles the herring. The established pronunciation is alewife plu alewives.