fresh-water

fresh-wa=ter

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fresh-water, a.

Of, pertaining to, or living in, water which is not salty; as, fresh-water geological deposits; a fresh-water fish; fresh-water mussels. [1913 Webster]
Accustomed to sail on fresh water only; unskilled as a seaman; as, a fresh-water sailor. [1913 Webster]
Unskilled; raw. Knolles.

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