oldwife

[ old-wahyf ]
/ ˈɒldˌwaɪf /

noun, plural old·wives.

any of various fishes, as the alewife, the menhaden, or a West Indian fish of the family Balistidae.
old squaw.

Origin of oldwife

First recorded in 1580–90; old + wife

Words nearby oldwife

oldowan, olds, oldspeak, oldster, olduvai gorge, oldwife, oldy, ole, ole-, olea, oleaceous

British Dictionary definitions for oldwife

oldwife
/ (ˈəʊldˌwaɪf) /

noun plural -wives

another name for old squaw
any of various fishes, esp the menhaden or the alewife