Fresh \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.] --Halliwell. 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. --Beverly.