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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Freshet \Fresh"et\, n. [OE. fresche flood + -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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: freshet n : the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow [syn: {spate}]
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