FRITH, noun [Latin freetum; Gr. from to pass over, or to pass; properly, a passage, a narrow channel that is passable or passed.] 1. A narrow passage of the sea; a strait. It is used for the opening of a river into the sea; as the frith of Forth, or of Clyde. 2. A kind of wear for catching fish. FRITH, noun 1. A forest; a woody place. 2. A small field taken out of a common. [Not used in America.]
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