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Webster 1913 Edition
Freshet
1.
A stream of fresh water.
[Obs.]
Milton.
2.
A flood or overflowing of a stream caused by heavy rains or melted snow; a sudden inundation.
Cracked the sky, as ice in rivers
When the
When the
freshet
is at highest. Longfellow.
Webster 1828 Edition
Freshet
FRESH'ET
, n1.
A flood or overflowing of a river, by means of heavy rains or melted snow; an inundation.2.
A stream of fresh water.