fresh-water Meaning, Definition & Usage

Fresh"-wa`ter adjective

Definitions

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.