"elwife" meaning in English

See elwife in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: elwives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|elwives}} elwife (plural elwives)
  1. (US, dialect) Alternative form of alewife (“the fish”) Tags: US, alt-of, alternative, dialectal Alternative form of: alewife (extra: the fish)
    Sense id: en-elwife-en-noun-wDmqS4zN Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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