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Definition: ALOSE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The European shad (Clupea alosa); -- called also allice shad or allis shad. The name is sometimes applied to the American shad (Clupea sapidissima).[Websters].
Verb 1. To praise.[Websters]
2. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: alosing, alosed, aloses, aloser, alosers, alosingly and alosedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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"Alose" is a common misspelling or typo for: aloes, aldose, allose, almose.

Date "Alose" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: ALOSE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. The European shad (Clupea alosa); -- called also allice shad or allis shad. The name is sometimes applied to the American shad (Clupea sapidissima).[Websters].
Verb1. To praise.[Websters]
2. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: alosing, alosed, aloses, aloser, alosers, alosingly and alosedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "ALOSE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)