Alose

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Alose \A*lose"\, v. t. [OE. aloser.]
     To praise. [Obs.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Alose \A"lose\, n. [F., fr. L. alosa or alausa.] (Zool.)
     The European shad ({Alosa alosa} formerly {Clupea alosa}); --
     called also {allice shad} or {allis shad}. The name is
     sometimes applied to the American shad ({Alosa sapidissima}
     formerly {Clupea sapidissima}). See {Shad}.
     [1913 Webster] Alouatta