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ford

  [fawrd, fohrd]
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–noun
1. a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be crossed by wading.
–verb (used with object)
2. to cross (a river, stream, etc.) at a ford.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME (n.), OE; c. OFris forda, G Furt; akin to ON fjǫrthr, fare, port 1

Related forms:
ford⋅a⋅ble, adjective
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ford   (fôrd, fōrd)   
n.  A shallow place in a body of water, such as a river, where one can cross by walking or riding on an animal or in a vehicle.
tr.v.   ford·ed, ford·ing, fords
To cross (a body of water) at a ford.

[Middle English, from Old English; see per-2 in Indo-European roots.]
ford'a·ble adj.
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Word Origin & History

ford  (n.)
O.E. ford, from P.Gmc. *furdhus (cf. O.Fris. forda, O.H.G. furt, Ger. Furt "ford"), from PIE *prtus (cf. L. portus "harbor," originally "entrance, passage;" O.Welsh rit, Welsh rhyd "ford;" O.E. faran "to go;" see port (1)). The verb is attested from 1614. The line of automobiles is named for U.S. manufacturer Henry Ford (1863-1947).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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