oldwife
nounAny of various fishes such as the alewife and the menhaden.
A cowl for a chimney, to prevent its smoking.
The long-tailed sea-duck, Harelda glacialis, of the family Anatidæ and the subfamily Fuligulinæ.
In ichthyology, one of several different fishes.
The local name of various fishes, as the European black sea bream (Cantharus lineatus), the American alewife, etc.
