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Frith \Frith\ (fr[i^]th), n. [OE. firth, Icel. fj["o]r[eth]r;
akin to Sw. fj[aum]rd, Dan. fiord, E. ford. [root]78. See
{Ford}, n., and cf. {Firth}, {Fiord}, {Fret} a frith, {Port}
a harbor.]
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1. (Geog.) A narrow arm of the sea; an estuary; the opening
of a river into the sea; as, the Frith of Forth. Also
called {firth}.
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2. A kind of weir for catching fish. [Eng.] --Carew.
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Frith \Frith\, n. [OE. frith peace, protection, land inclosed
for hunting, park, forest, AS. fri[eth] peace; akin to
freno[eth] peace, protection, asylum, G. friede peace, Icel.
fri[eth]r, and from the root of E. free, friend. See {Free},
a., and cf. {Affray}, {Defray}.]
1. A forest; a woody place. [Obs.] --Drayton.
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2. A small field taken out of a common, by inclosing it; an
inclosure. [Obs.] --Sir J. Wynne.
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