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Freshet
freshet (?), n. (OE. frescheflood + -et. See Fresh, a.)
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 freshet is at highest.
Longfellow.
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