frith
Example Sentences
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It stands upon the brink of a frith, about nine miles above Port Royal, and thence enjoys all the advantages of the chief mart in this trading country.
From The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815 by Gleig, G. R. (George Robert)
The banner of St. Andrew was hoisted at the admiral's mast; and as a light wind caught the sails, the roar of the vast multitude was heard far down the waters of the frith.
From An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America by MacLean, J. P. (John Patterson)
The lovely frith or bay, with its numerous inlets, islands, and surrounding bright green hills, lay at our feet.
From A Boy's Voyage Round the World by Smiles, Samuel
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
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
