Kiack
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Kiack is a noun meaning (Canada) Alosa pseudoharengus, a species of small freshwater fish, also known as the alewife.
Meaning
(Canada) Alosa pseudoharengus, a species of small freshwater fish, also known as the alewife.
More Meanings
- A temple for practitioners of Buddhism within Burma.
- Alternative form of kayak
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- kiacks
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include alewife, skipjack, allice, gaspereau, alose, blueback.
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