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ford

[fawrd, fohrd]
–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


ford⋅a⋅ble, adjective
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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