oldwife

/ˈoʊldˌwaɪf/
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Definitions of oldwife
  1. noun
    a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States
    synonyms: Clangula hyemalis, old squaw
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    sea duck
    any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser
  2. noun
    tropical Atlantic fish
    synonyms: Balistes vetula, Bessy cerca, oldwench, queen triggerfish
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    triggerfish
    any of numerous compressed deep-bodied tropical fishes with sandpapery skin and erectile spines in the first dorsal fin
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