fluketamer
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i have often used alewives as bait in my other hobby - fishing.
recently on an episode of kath and kim that i was rewatching. kim was pondering what type of wife she wanted to be - her options were house, trophy and fish .
i thought what the heck is a fishwife?
turns out a fishwife was the female version of a fishmonger. one who sells fish
then i remembered another type of wife. the alewife. a baitfish as stated above. i thought why the hell do they call it an alewife. and is there an ale - wife? one who sells ale.
apparently there is and apparently the fish was named after the ale wives - female inn keepers who sold ale
from google:
why were all female tavern keepers fat?
i feel this was probably and over generalization ,
i think i am going to start referring to the missus as my alewife regardless of her girth.
good thing i have beer on tap waiting for me when i get home it has been a really long day.
recently on an episode of kath and kim that i was rewatching. kim was pondering what type of wife she wanted to be - her options were house, trophy and fish .
i thought what the heck is a fishwife?
turns out a fishwife was the female version of a fishmonger. one who sells fish
then i remembered another type of wife. the alewife. a baitfish as stated above. i thought why the hell do they call it an alewife. and is there an ale - wife? one who sells ale.
apparently there is and apparently the fish was named after the ale wives - female inn keepers who sold ale
from google:
- Woman who brewed ale
The word "alewife" was first used in England in 1393 to describe a woman who kept an alehouse or brewed and sold ale. It was synonymous with the word "brewster".
- Fish
The name "alewife" may have come from comparing the fish's rounded abdomen to a corpulent female tavernkeeper.
why were all female tavern keepers fat?
i feel this was probably and over generalization ,
i think i am going to start referring to the missus as my alewife regardless of her girth.
good thing i have beer on tap waiting for me when i get home it has been a really long day.