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gaspereau

British  
/ ˈɡæspərəʊ /

noun

  1. another name for alewife

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of gaspereau

from Canadian French

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The bass, the trout, the gaspereau, the eel, the sturgeon and a hundred other kinds of fishes are found in abundance.

From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)