Meanings
nounallice (plural allices)
plural allices · alternative allis
- A fish, the allis shad (Alosa alosa).First known use 17th c.
Both species of this fish resemble an overgrown herring: of these the allice is the largest, being often met with of as much as two feet in length[…]
1843, William Hughes, Fish, how to choose and how to dress, page 105
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Origin
Variant of alose.
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