Freshes

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fresh \Fresh\, n.; pl. {Freshes}.
     1. A stream or spring of fresh water.
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              He shall drink naught but brine; for I'll not show
              him


              Where the quick freshes are.          --Shak.
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     2. A flood; a freshet. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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     3. The mingling of fresh water with salt in rivers or bays,
        as by means of a flood of fresh water flowing toward or
        into the sea. --Beverly.
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