- sceadd
- m (-es/-as) shad (fish)
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shad — noun (plural shad) Etymology: Middle English *shad, from Old English sceadd Date: before 12th century any of several fishes (especially genus Alosa) of the herring family that differ from the typical herrings (genus Clupeus) in having a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
shad — /shad/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) shad, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) shads. 1. a deep bodied herring, Alosa sapidissima, of Europe and North America, that migrates up streams to spawn, used for food. 2. any other fish of the … Universalium
shad — (n.) O.E. sceadd, possibly from Scandinavian (Cf. Norw. dialectal skadd small whitefish ); but Cf. Welsh ysgadan (plural), Ir., Gael. sgadan herring. Low Ger. schade may be from English … Etymology dictionary
shad — noun (plural same or shads) an edible herring like marine fish that enters rivers to spawn. [Genera Alosa and Caspialosa: several species.] Origin OE sceadd, of unknown origin … English new terms dictionary
shad — [[t]ʃæd[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively)shad, (esp. for kinds or species)shads. ich any of several herringlike marine fishes of the genus Alosa that spawn in rivers well upstream from the sea, as A. sapidissima, of Europe and North America •… … From formal English to slang
shad — /ʃæd/ (say shad) noun (plural shad or shads) 1. a deep bodied herring of North America, Alosa sapidissima, that runs up streams to spawn, and is valued as a food fish. 2. any other species of Alosa or of related genera. 3. any of several… …
skēt- : skǝt- — skēt : skǝt English meaning: to spring Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘springen, hũpfen, hervorquellen” Material: Lat. scateō, ēre, arch. scatō, ĕre ‘spring up, bubble”, scatebra f. ‘sprudel”, scaturriō ‘sprudlehervor”; compare Gk.… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
shad — [shad] n. pl. shad or shads [OE sceadd, akin to Norw dial. skadd, prob. < IE base * skēt , to leap, spring up] any of various marine or freshwater clupeid fishes; esp., a) an American coastal food fish (Alosa sapidissima) b) a species… … English World dictionary
shad — n. (pl. same or shads) Zool. any deep bodied edible marine fish of the genus Alosa, spawning in fresh water. Etymology: OE sceadd, of unkn. orig … Useful english dictionary
