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Shay vs Shad - What's the difference?

shay | shad |

As nouns the difference between shay and shad

is that shay is a chaise while shad is any one of several species of food fishes that comprise the genus Alosa in the family Clupeidae, to which the herrings also belong; pedia=1.

As a proper noun Shay

is {{surname|from=Irish}} of Irish origin, variant of Shea, anglicised from {{term|Ó Séaghdha|lang=ga}}.

shay

English

(one-horse shay)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A chaise.
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    shad

    English

    (wikipedia shad)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Any one of several species of food fishes that comprise the genus Alosa in the family Clupeidae, to which the herrings also belong; .
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    * ) * ) * (Alosa alosa ) * ) * ) * ) * ) * ) * ) * ) * ) * * spp. ) * ) * ) * ) * ) * ) * ) * ) * (Alosa ''spp. ) * ) * shadbird * shadbush, shad bush (Amelanchier spp. ) * shad frog ('') * shad-spirit * shad-waiter () * ) * ) * ) * ) * )

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