gaspereau

British

/ ˈɡæspərəʊ /

noun

another name for alewife

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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 W. O. (William Odber) Raymond

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