*lewi*

n.; pl. Alewives. [ This word is properly aloof, the Indian name of a fish. See Winthrop on the culture of maize in America, “Phil Trans.” No. 142, p. 1065, and Baddam's “Memoirs, ” vol. ii. p. 131. ] (Zool.) A North American fish (Clupea vernalis) of the Herring family. It is called also ellwife, ellwhop, branch herring. The name is locally applied to other related species. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Angle + wise, OE. wise manner. ] In an angular manner; angularly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. an edible agaric (Tricholoma personatum) that is pale lilac when young.
Syn. -- blewits. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. same as blewit.
Syn. -- blewit, Tricholoma personatum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Constable + wick a village ] The district to which a constable's power is limited. [ Obs. ] Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. 1. An iron dovetailed tenon, made in sections, which can be fitted into a dovetail mortise; -- used in hoisting large stones, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of shears used in cropping woolen cloth. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lewis hole, a hole wider at the bottom than at the mouth, into which a lewis is fitted. De Foe.

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adv. (Her.) In the manner of a pale or pales; by perpendicular lines or divisions; as, to divide an escutcheon palewise. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Polliwig. ] (Zool.) The European spotted goby (Gobius minutus); -- called also pollybait. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The golden-eye. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The hedg sparrow. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Back and forth, like the movement of a shuttle. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a way of a tale or story. [ 1913 Webster ]