freshes

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

FRESH'ES, noun 1. The mingling of fresh water with salt water in rivers or bays, or the increased current of an ebb tide by means of a flood of fresh water, flowing towards or into the sea, and discoloring the water. 2. A flood; an overflowing; an inundation; a freshet.
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