Fresh, n.; pl. Freshes
  1. A stream or spring of fresh water.
  He shall drink naught but brine; for I'll not show him
  Where the quick freshes are.   --Shak.
  2. A flood; a freshet. [Prov. Eng.]
  3. The mingling of fresh water with salt in rivers or bays, as by means of a flood of fresh water flowing toward or into the sea.