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Frith

FRITH, n. [L. 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...

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FRITH, n. [L. 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, n.

1. A forest; a woody place.

2. A small field taken out of a common.

[Not used in America.]

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