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Firth

[furth]
–noun
John Rupert, 1890–1960, English linguist.

Firth⋅i⋅an, adjective
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firth 
"arm of the sea, estuary of a river," c.1425, Scot., from O.N. fjörðr (see fjord).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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firth   (fûrth)  Pronunciation Key 
A long, narrow inlet of the sea. Firths are usually the lower part of an estuary, but are sometimes fjords.
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Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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