frith
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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She kept her gaze for the tide in the frith, feeling it would be indiscreet to say more.
From Gudrid the Fair A Tale of the Discovery of America by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
The window overlooked the North Loch and the swelling bank beyond, and the distant frith and the hills of Fife.
From Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters by Galt, John
On their way back to the ship they struck the frith nearer to the mouth than where the anchorage was.
From Gudrid the Fair A Tale of the Discovery of America by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
But then they made an island in the sea, and south of that saw the mainland, and a great frith striking up into it.
From Gudrid the Fair A Tale of the Discovery of America by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
It crossed a species of creek, or rather frith, for the sea was at no considerable distance, and the small town of Noyo lay at our right.
From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry
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