Shad

shad, n. a fish of the herring kind, but having the upper jaw deeply notched, and ascending rivers to spawn.— adj. Shad′-bell′ied , flat-bellied—opp. to Pot-bellied : sloping away gradually in front, cut away.— ns. Shad′-bird , the common American snipe: the sandpiper; Shad′-bush , the June-berry or service-berry; Shad′-fly , a May-fly; Shad′-frog , a large and very agile American frog; Shad′-wait′er , the pilot-fish or round-fish. [A.S. sceadda .]