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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fresh-water \Fresh"-wa'ter\, adjective
1. Of, pertaining to, or living in, water which is not salty; 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
freshwater
adjective: relating to or living in or consisting of water that is not salty; "freshwater fish"; "freshwater lakes"
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