Sawbelly
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A fish, the alewife. US
"Every few minutes an eagle would reach daintily into the water and pluck a dead sawbelly from the half-frozen soup. Sawbellies, or alewives, are fish that do not grow that big. A full day of dipping one’s naked talons into frigid slush might yield a decent mealful."
Synonyms
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More examples"Every few minutes an eagle would reach daintily into the water and pluck a dead sawbelly from the half-frozen soup. Sawbellies, or alewives, are fish that do not grow that big. A full day of dipping one’s naked talons into frigid slush might yield a decent mealful."
Etymology
From saw + belly?
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