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old·wife
(ōld′wīf′)n. pl. old·wives (-wīvz′)
1. See long-tailed duck.
2. Any of various fishes such as the alewife and the menhaden.
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oldwife
(ˈəʊldˌwaɪf)n, pl -wives
1. (Animals) another name for old squaw
2. (Animals) any of various fishes, esp the menhaden or the alewife
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old•wife
(ˈɒldˌwaɪf)n., pl. -wives.
1. any of various fishes, as the alewife or menhaden.
2. old squaw.
[1580–90]
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| Noun | 1. |  oldwife - tropical Atlantic fish triggerfish - any of numerous compressed deep-bodied tropical fishes with sandpapery skin and erectile spines in the first dorsal fin Balistes, genus Balistes - type genus of the Balistidae |
| 2. |  oldwife - a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United Statessea duck - any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser Clangula, genus Clangula - a genus of ducks |
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