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alose
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alose, v. t. [OE. aloser.].
To praise. [1913 Webster]
alose, n. [F., fr. L. alosa or alausa.].
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]
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