alewife

英 ['eɪlwaɪf] 美 ['el,waɪf]
  • n. 开酒馆的女人， 啤酒店的女主人；拟西鲱，大肚鲱 [鱼]
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英语词源

alewife (n.)
herring-like fish of North America, 1630s, named from the word for female tavern keepers (late 14c.), from ale + wife; the fish so called in reference to its large abdomen.