frith

Example Sentences

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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

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

In Edinburgh the inhabitants live under the shadow of its two fantastic mountains, and from their windows can trace the windings of its glittering frith.

From Home Life of Great Authors by Griswold, Hattie Tyng

A corruption of frith, in Scotland applied to arms of the sea, and estuaries of various extent; also given to several channels amongst the Orkneys.

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

They jumped off the ship's side on to the sand, which was firm and white, and ran to shore, and up the frith, where the going was easy for a mile or two.

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