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fresh-water
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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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