shad
a deep-bodied herring, Alosa sapidissima, of Europe and North America, that migrates up streams to spawn, used for food.
any other fish of the genus Alosa or related genera.
any of several unrelated fishes.
Origin of shad
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How to use shad in a sentence
And the backers of the "Shads" maintained that the strength of their crew would pull them out ahead.
Harper's Round Table, September 17, 1895 | VariousWhy, some of these newspaper shads actually pretend to pity you—you, the greatest romantic actress in America!
The Light of the Star | Hamlin GarlandLastly came Pisces, or the two Shads, to signify the approaching return of those fish up the rivers.
Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) | Wiliam Cabell BruceDe big fine shads, and perch, and trouts; dem wuz de fishes de Jedge liked mos'.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves | Work Projects AdministrationGreat schools of herrings come in first; shads of a great bigness and the rockfish follow them.
The Bounty of the Chesapeake | James Wharton
British Dictionary definitions for shad
/ (ʃæd) /
any of various herring-like food fishes of the genus Alosa and related genera, such as A. alosa (allis shad) of Europe, that migrate from the sea to freshwater to spawn: family Clupeidae (herrings)
any of various similar but unrelated fishes
Origin of shad
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