Frith (?), n. [OE. firth, Icel. fjorr; akin to Sw. fjard, Dan. fiord, E. ford. &root;78. See Ford, n., and cf. Firth, Fiord, Fret a frith, Port a harbor.]
1. Geog.
A narrow arm of the sea; an estuary; the opening of a river into the sea; as, the Frith of Forth.
2.
A kind of weir for catching fish.
[Eng.]
Carew.
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Frith, n. [OE. frith peace, protection, land inclosed for hunting, park, forest, AS. fri peace; akin to freno peace, protection, asylum, G. friede peace, Icel. frir, and from the root of E. free, friend. See Free, a., and cf. Affray, Defray.]
1.
A forest; a woody place.
[Obs.]
Drayton.
2.
A small field taken out of a common, by inclosing it; an inclosure.
[Obs.]
Sir J. Wynne.
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