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oldwife

[old-wahyf]
noun, plural old·wives.
  1. any of various fishes, as the alewife, the menhaden, or a West Indian fish of the family Balistidae.
  2. old squaw.

Origin of oldwife

First recorded in 1580–90; old + wife
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British Dictionary definitions for oldwife

oldwife

noun plural -wives
  1. another name for old squaw
  2. any of various fishes, esp the menhaden or the alewife
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