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.
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