单词 | oldwife |
释义 | oldwife[ old-wahyf ] / ˈɒldˌwaɪf / noun, plural old·wives.any of various fishes, as the alewife, the menhaden, or a West Indian fish of the family Balistidae. old squaw. Origin of oldwifeFirst recorded in 1580–90; old + wife Words nearby oldwifeold-timey, Old Turkic, Olduvai Gorge, Old Welsh, Old West, oldwife, Old Wives' summer, old wives' tale, old woman, old-womanish, old-world Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for oldwifeoldwife / (ˈəʊldˌwaɪf) / noun plural -wivesanother name for old squaw any of various fishes, esp the menhaden or the alewife Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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