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Webster 1913 Edition
Freshman
Fresh′man
,Noun.
pl.
Freshmen
. A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge; especially, a student during his first year in a high school, college, or university.
Syn. – frosh.
He drank his glass and cracked his joke,
And
And
freshmen
wondered as he spoke. Goldsmith.
Freshman class
, the lowest of the four classes in an American college.
[ U. S.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Freshman
FRESH'MAN
,Noun.
1.
A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge.2.
In colleges, one of the youngest class of students.