Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SHAD
SHAD, n. [It has no plural termination. Shad is singular or plural. G. schade. In W. ysgadan, Ir. sgadan, is a herring.]
A fish, a species of Clupea. Shad enter the rivers in England and America in the spring in immense numbers.
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