ANCHO'VY,
AN'CHOVY, noun A small fish, about three inches in length, of the genus Clupea, found and caught, in vast numbers, in the Mediterranean, and pickled for exportation. It is used as a sauce or seasoning.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.