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Webster 1913 Edition

Freshen

Fresh′en

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Freshened
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Freshening
]
1.
To make fresh; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients; to make less salty;
as, to
freshen
water, fish, or flesh
.
2.
To refresh; to revive.
[Obs.]
Spenser.
3.
(Naut.)
To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing;
as, to
freshen
a hawse
.
Totten.
To freshen ballast
(Naut.)
,
to shift Or restore it.
–
To freshen the hawse
,
to pay out a little more cable, so as to bring the chafe on another part.
–
To freshen the way
,
to increase the speed of a vessel.
Ham. Nav. Encyc.

Fresh′en

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To grow fresh; to lose saltness.
2.
To grow brisk or strong;
as, the wind
freshens
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Freshen

FRESH'EN

,
Verb.
T.
fresh'n.
1.
To make fresh; to dulcify; to separate, as water from saline particles; to take saltiness from any thing; as, to freshen water, fish or flesh.
2.
To refresh; to revive. [Not used.]
3.
In seaman's language, to apply new service to a cable; as, to freshen hawse.

FRESH'EN

, v.i.
1.
To grow fresh; to lose salt or saltiness.
2.
To grow brisk or strong; as, the wind freshens.

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