frith

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Also, the particular spot in a river or frith, where stationary nets are fixed.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir

Early next day he weighed his anchor and went down the frith.

From Gudrid the Fair A Tale of the Discovery of America by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

She went back to Orme's house, and he went his way along the shore of the frith.

From Gudrid the Fair A Tale of the Discovery of America by Hewlett, Maurice Henry

Some time after the beginning of the year 1680, he retired toward the frith of Forth, where he continued until that scuffle at Queensferry, where worthy Haugh-head was killed, and he sorely wounded.

From Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies by Howie, John

They rode through the town-gate, and along the frith to the left or northwards, where the road wound near Tornborg.

From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin