flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams
source: WordNet 3.0
shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
source: WordNet 3.0
A woman who keeps an alehouse.
source: Webster 1913
A North American fish (Clupea vernalis) of the Herring family. It is called also ellwife, ellwhop, branch herring. The name is locally applied to other related species.
