Alewives

Word ALEWIVES
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What do we mean by alewives?

A woman who keeps an alehouse.

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The word "alewives" in example sentences

It seems that while we weren't looking (who looks for such things?) a resources ­department of the state had ­introduced alewives to local water; while the small fish had spread in abundance all over the lake eating whatever they eat, the bass were enthusiastically feasting on the alewives, which is typical of the great wet circle of life underwater. ❋ Ned Crabb (2009)

River herring, also called alewives, are anadromous fish. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It is the last remaining barrier on the mainstem of the Winnicut River and its removal effort, which also includes the installation of a fish passage structure upstream, will open more than 39 miles of upstream habitat for migratory fish such as alewives, blueback herring, and American eel. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Multitudes of these half-grown fish are taken in seines, and sold as herrings or 'alewives'; for the true herring does not run up into fresh water. ❋ Edward Payson Roe (1863)

This will be an opportunity for the public to comment on the Penobscot River Restoration Trust's proposal to restore Atlantic salmon and other sea-run species such as alewives, sturgeon, blueback herring and shad throughout the Penobscot River drainage, according to Melissa Laser, a DMR biologist. ❋ By Diana Bowley BDN Staff (2009)

They eat the invasive alewives and have allowed native species to recover. ❋ Unknown (2010)

None of these small fish species -- menhaden, alewives and blueback herring -- have the widespread appeal of your average humpback whale or giant panda, but they do happen to sit near the bottom of the food chain. ❋ Peter Hanlon (2011)

As for river herring, listing the unheralded fish along with the likes of grizzly bears, American crocodiles, Chinook salmon and other threatened iconic species means that not only would alewives and bluebacks get a little boost in the public eye, but they'd finally get a recovery plan in place. ❋ Peter Hanlon (2011)

Brewing was a time-honored profession for women in England alewives and brewsters, so I thought it might be fun to have a heroine who enjoyed that particular profession. ❋ Sabrina Jeffries (2010)

Despite a centuries 'old tradition of "sprightly and ribald" alewives, Frankfurter wrote, "Michigan could, beyond question, forbid all women from working behind a bar." ❋ Unknown (2009)

After competition with sea-run alewives all but decimated its bronzeback population in the 1980s, Spednik is back. ❋ Unknown (2006)

When smallmouthsin deep highland reservoirs leave the banks and follow schools of threadfinshad or alewives offshore, Dale Hollow Lake guide Fred McClintock uses anunorthodox spinnerbait retrieve. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Why anyone thought that the sight of DeVito ramming alewives into his twisted, purple maw was something to be projected onto a large screen for viewing by other human beings was a good idea, I'll never understand. ❋ Unknown (2008)

According to the manner of the Indians we manured our ground with herrings alewives which we have in great abundance and take with great ease at our doors. ❋ Maggiemac (2007)

June 1, 2009 at 3:12 am its from a comedy skit by the drunken alewives. ❋ Unknown (2007)

But through the mystique of brewing and remember that illiterate alewives brewed for centuries using tried and true recipes and procedures before the dawn of kegerators, ph meters or hydrometers. ❋ Rogers (2007)

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