[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

shad \shad\ sha^d, n. sing.  pl. as. sceadda a kind of
   fish, akin to prov. g. schade; cf. ir.  gael. sgadan a
   herring, w. ysgadan herrings; all perhaps akin to e. skate a
   fish. zool.
   any one of several species of food fishes of the herring
   family. the american species alosa sapidissima formerly
   clupea sapidissima, which is abundant on the atlantic
   coast and ascends the larger rivers in spring to spawn, is an
   important market fish. the european allice shad, or alose
   alosa alosa formerly clupea alosa, and the twaite shad
   alosa finta formerly clupea finta, are less important
   species. written also chad.
   1913 webster

   note: the name is loosely applied, also, to several other
         fishes, as the gizzard shad see under gizzard,
         called also mud shad, white-eyed shad, and winter
         shad.
         1913 webster

   hardboaded shad, or yellow-tailed shad, the menhaden.

   hickory shad, or tailor shad, the mattowacca.

   long-boned shad, one of several species of important food
      fishes of the bermudas and the west indies, of the genus
      gerres.

   shad bush bot., a name given to the north american shrubs
      or small trees of the rosaceous genus amelanchier
      amelanchier canadensis, and amelanchier alnifolia.
      their white racemose blossoms open in april or may, when
      the shad appear, and the edible berries pomes ripen in
      june or july, whence they are called juneberries. the
      plant is also called service tree, and juneberry.

   shad frog, an american spotted frog rana halecina; --
      so called because it usually appears at the time when the
      shad begin to run in the rivers.

   trout shad, the squeteague.

   white shad, the common shad.
      1913 webster
see also:
alosa sapidissima clupea sapidissima alosa alosa clupea alosa alosa finta clupea finta 
chad gizzard mud shad white-eyed shad winter shad 
hardboaded shad yellow-tailed shad hickory shad tailor shad mattowacca 
long-boned shad gerres shad bush amelanchier amelanchier canadensis 
amelanchier alnifolia juneberries service tree juneberry shad frog 
rana halecina trout shad white shad 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

mattowacca \mat`towac"ca\, n. indian name. zool.
   an american clupeoid fish clupea mediocris, similar to
   the shad in habits and appearance, but smaller and less
   esteemed for food; -- called also hickory shad, tailor
   shad, fall herring, and shad herring.
   1913 webster
see also:
clupea mediocris hickory shad tailor shad fall herring shad herring 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

hickory \hick"ory\, n. north american indian pawcohiccora
   capt. j. smith a kind of milk or oily liquor pressed from
   pounded hickory nuts. "pohickory" is named in a list of
   virginia trees, in 1653, and this was finally shortened to
   "hickory." --j. h. trumbull. bot.
   an american tree of the genus carya, of which there are
   several species. the shagbark is the carya alba, and has a
   very rough bark; it affords the hickory nut of the markets.
   the pignut, or brown hickory, is the carya glabra. the
   swamp hickory is carya amara, having a nut whose shell is
   very thin and the kernel bitter.
   1913 webster

   hickory shad. zool.
   a the mattowacca, or fall herring.
   b the gizzard shad.
       1913 webster
see also:
carya carya alba carya glabra carya amara hickory shad 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

fall \fall\, n.
   1. the act of falling; a dropping or descending be the force
      of gravity; descent; as, a fall from a horse, or from the
      yard of ship.
      1913 webster

   2. the act of dropping or tumbling from an erect posture; as,
      he was walking on ice, and had a fall.
      1913 webster

   3. death; destruction; overthrow; ruin.
      1913 webster

            they thy fall conspire.               --denham.
      1913 webster

            pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit
            before a fall.                        --prov. xvi.
                                                  18.
      1913 webster

   4. downfall; degradation; loss of greatness or office;
      termination of greatness, power, or dominion; ruin;
      overthrow; as, the fall of the roman empire.
      1913 webster

            beholds thee glorious only in thy fall. --pope.
      1913 webster

   5. the surrender of a besieged fortress or town; as, the fall
      of sebastopol.
      1913 webster

   6. diminution or decrease in price or value; depreciation;
      as, the fall of prices; the fall of rents.
      1913 webster

   7. a sinking of tone; cadence; as, the fall of the voice at
      the close of a sentence.
      1913 webster

   8. declivity; the descent of land or a hill; a slope.
      1913 webster

   9. descent of water; a cascade; a cataract; a rush of water
      down a precipice or steep; -- usually in the plural,
      sometimes in the singular; as, the falls of niagara.
      1913 webster

   10. the discharge of a river or current of water into the
       ocean, or into a lake or pond; as, the fall of the po
       into the gulf of venice. --addison.
       1913 webster

   11. extent of descent; the distance which anything falls; as,
       the water of a stream has a fall of five feet.
       1913 webster

   12. the season when leaves fall from trees; autumn.
       1913 webster

             what crowds of patients the town doctor kills,
             or how, last fall, he raised the weekly bills.
                                                  --dryden.
       1913 webster

   13. that which falls; a falling; as, a fall of rain; a heavy
       fall of snow.
       1913 webster

   14. the act of felling or cutting down. "the fall of timber."
       --johnson.
       1913 webster

   15. lapse or declension from innocence or goodness.
       specifically: the first apostasy; the act of our first
       parents in eating the forbidden fruit; also, the apostasy
       of the rebellious angels.
       1913 webster

   16. formerly, a kind of ruff or band for the neck; a falling
       band; a faule. --b. jonson.
       1913 webster

   17. that part as one of the ropes of a tackle to which the
       power is applied in hoisting.
       1913 webster

   fall herring zool., a herring of the atlantic clupea
      mediocris; -- also called tailor herring, and hickory
      shad.

   to try a fall, to try a bout at wrestling. --shak.
      1913 webster
see also:
fall herring clupea mediocris tailor herring hickory shad to try a fall 

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