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Of, pertaining to, or living in, water not salt; as, fresh-water geological deposits; a fresh-water fish; fresh-water mussels.

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  1. a. Of, pertaining to, or living in, water not salt; as, fresh-water geological deposits; a fresh-water fish; fresh-water mussels.
  2. a. Accustomed to sail on fresh water only; unskilled as a seaman; as, a fresh-water sailor.
  3. a. Unskilled; raw.
  4. 1. Of, pertaining to, or living in, water not salt; as, fresh-water geological deposits; a fresh-water fish; fresh-water mussels. 2. Accustomed to sail on fresh water only; unskilled as a seaman; as, a fresh-water sailor. 3. Unskilled; raw. [Colloq.] "Fresh-water soldiers." Knolles.
  5. A lantern having a lamp surrounded by a hollow cylindricalFresnel lens.