fresh-run

adjective

(of fish) newly migrated upstream from the sea, esp to spawn

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to remove or destroy all traces of.

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Words nearby fresh-run

fresh as a daisy, fresh breeze, fresh frozen plasma, fresh gale, fresh out of, fresh-run, freshen, freshener, fresher, freshet, freshie

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Example sentences from the Web for fresh-run

Imagine hundreds of lakes whose waters, fresh-run from snow-field and glacier, brilliantly reflect the odd surrounding landscape.
The Book of the National Parks|Robert Sterling Yard
I once caught a fresh-run bull-trout in the river weighing 21 lbs., a very handsome fish.
Gairloch In North-West Ross-Shire|John H. Dixon, F.S.A. Scot
In her right hand the woman carried a large tin bucket, half filled with fresh-run maple-sap.
The House in the Water|Charles G. D. Roberts