Which the Definition/Meaning of kiack in categoryENGLISH - ETYMOLOGY 3
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KIACK (_plural_ KIACKS)
* A temple for practitioners of Buddhism within Burma.
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Which the Definition/Meaning of kiack in categoryENGLISH - ETYMOLOGY 1
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KIACK (_plural_ KIACKS)
* (Canada) _Alosa pseudoharengus_, a species of small freshwater fish, also known as the alewife.
* 2007, "Alewife _(Alosa pseudoharengus)_," _Fisheries and Aquaculture—Government of Nova Scotia_ (retrieved 30 Nov. 2011):
Common names for the alewife are gaspereau, river herring, sawbelly, or KIACK.
* 2010, William Casselman, Nova Scotia Fish Word: KIACK, _www.billcasselman.com_ (retrieved 29 Nov. 2011):
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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- (Canada) Alosa pseudoharengus, a species of small freshwater fish, also known as the alewife.
Which the Definition/Meaning of kiack in categoryENGLISH - REFERENCES
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* ^ kiack at _OneLook Dictionary Search_
* ^ _Oxford English Dictionary_, 2nd ed., 1989.
- ^ kiack at OneLook Dictionary Search
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
