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spring-flood
[f. spring n.1 + flood n. So Du. springvloed, WFris. -floed, G. -flut, Da. and Sw. -flod.]
†1. = spring-tide 2. Also in fig. context. Obs.
c1386Chaucer Frankl. T. 342 Thanne shal she been euene atte fulle alway And spryng flood laste bothe nyght and day. c1440Jacob's Well 193 Þat ȝe mowe flowe in sprynge-flood of vertuys, hye vp to þe hyll of heuen. 1648Hexham ii, Een Springh, ofte Springh-vloedt, a Spring⁓floud, or a Spring-tide.
2. A river-flood occurring in spring-time.
1823J. Baillie Poems 30 Then streams, like a spring⁓flood, her wealth without measure. 1853Moodie Life in Clearings 29 The spring-floods bring with them a great quantity of waste timber and fallen trees from the interior. |