allice shad

noun

al·​lice shad

ˈalə̇s(h)ˌsh-

variants or less commonly allice or allis

ˈalə̇s

plural -s

: a European shad (Alosa alosa) of the Severn and other rivers

Word History

Etymology

alteration of earlier allowes, from French alose, from Late Latin alausa, from Gaulish

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined above

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