"Sawbelly" is a word in ENGLISH

sawbelly ENGLISH
Definition:

The alewife.

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Following some duty overseas, the officers at the Fort were planning a welcome home party and dance for the unit. Being an all male combat force, they decided to request coeds from some of the surrounding colleges to attend. The Captain called Vassar and was assured by the Dean that arrangements could be made to send over a dozen of their most trustworthy students. The Captain hesitated, then said, "Would it also be possible to send a dozen or so of the other kind?"

alewife ENGLISH

A woman who keeps an alehouse.

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alewife ENGLISH

A North American fish (Clupea vernalis) of the Herring family. It is called also ellwife, ellwhop, branch herring. The name …

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aloof ENGLISH

Same as Alewife.

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blueback ENGLISH

An American river herring (Clupea aestivalis), closely allied to the alewife.

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skipjack ENGLISH

A name given to several kinds of a fish, as the common bluefish, the alewife, the bonito, the butterfish, the …

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wall-eye ENGLISH

The alewife; -- called also wall-eyed herring.

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wife ENGLISH

A woman; an adult female; -- now used in literature only in certain compounds and phrases, as alewife, fishwife, goodwife, …

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