the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'

widely circulated or diffused

widely circulated or diffused

widely circulated or diffused

flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams

flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams

flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams

flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams

flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams