firth
/fɜːθ/ · noun
Meaning
- An arm or inlet of the sea; a river estuary.
- An arm or inlet of the sea; a river estuary.
- Peace; security.
- Sanctuary, asylum.
- A forest or wood; woodland generally.
- Land with mostly undergrowth and few trees; also, land in between forests or woods; pastureland which is not in use.
- Brushwood or undergrowth, sometimes in the form of a hedge.
- A hedge, especially one made from brushwood which has been wattled; also, a movable frame made from wattled branches, a hurdle.
- A kind of weir made from wattled branches for catching fish.
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