gaspereau

British  

/ ˈɡæspərəʊ /

noun

1. another name for alewife

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Etymology

Origin of gaspereau

from Canadian French

Example Sentences

Fort Gaspereau and a fortification at the mouth of the St. John were also occupied.

From Project Gutenberg

"I have been advised," said Mrs. Redmond, "to take a road behind the college, leading to the top of the ridge, where we can get a fine view of the Gaspereau Valley."

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I would single out from this volume for special mention as being "Canadian" in the fullest sense "In a Grand Pr� Garden," "The Keeper's Silence," "At Home and Abroad," "Killoleet," and "Above the Gaspereau," but have no space to quote from them.

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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.

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The sun, but half risen, yet lingered on the wooded crest of the Gaspereau hills; while above hung a dappled sky of pink and pale amber and dove-color.

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