Meaning of kiack | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alosa pseudoharengus, a species of small freshwater fish, also known as the alewife.
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2. A temple for practitioners of Buddhism within Burma.

Examples

“Common names for the alewife are gaspereau, river herring, sawbelly, or kiack.”

“Finally, I visited a group of kiack fishermen down in Argyle. This was a new fishery to me. The kiack (also called gaspereau and alewife in other areas) is fished with a dip net out of small brooks in the Tusket River area.”

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