ALOSE

A*lose", v. t. Etym: [OE. aloser.]

Definition: To praise. [Obs.]

A"lose, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. alosa or alausa.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The European shad (Clupea alosa); -- called also allice shad or allis shad. The name is sometimes applied to the American shad (Clupea sapidissima). See Shad.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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MEGALITH

(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)


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