firth

firth
Frith Frith (fr[i^]th), n. [OE. firth, Icel. fj["o]r[eth]r; akin to Sw. fj["a]rd, Dan. fiord, E. ford. [root]78. See {Ford}, n., and cf. {Firth}, {Fiord}, {Fret} a frith, {Port} a harbor.] [1913 Webster] 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}. [1913 Webster]

2. A kind of weir for catching fish. [Eng.] --Carew. [1913 Webster]


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