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- noun Plural form of
ford .
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Examples
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Ewald and Maurer make "fords" a poetical expression for "the dwellers on Arnon," answering to the parallel clause of the same sense, "daughters of Moab."
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"Similar straits," observes Mr. Chambers, "hovering, in character, between sea and land, and which may be called fords, are met with in the
The Antiquity of Man Charles Lyell 1836
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And so with fear and trembling, Osip fords the river at a shallow place and makes his way to the stony overgrown plot.
In the Jaws of Kronos, Act III, scenes 1 & 2 David Ackley 2011
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The truck fords streams, winds through dirt roads, and finally gets everybody to a good spot along a good river where they all climb out and set up what needs to be set up.
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And so with fear and trembling, Osip fords the river at a shallow place and makes his way to the stony overgrown plot.
Tiger Milk David Ackley 2011
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More photos and interactive graphics He said he saw at least six corpses strewn near the bridge that fords the dry riverbed separating his home from Bab al-Aziziya.
Details Mount on Atrocities in Tripoli's Fall Margaret Coker 2011
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Frida fords Alamos 'Arroyo Aduana, still full of water in the wake of Hurricane Norbert.
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Similarly, a vigorous "St. Christopher" c. 1450-80 fords a stream, his toes protruding from the carved band representing the flowing water.
Giving Physical Form to Faith Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2012
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And so with fear and trembling, Osip fords the river at a shallow place and makes his way to the stony overgrown plot.
In the Jaws of Kronos, Act III, scenes 1 & 2 David Ackley 2011
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Caa should stick to bringing in rusted out fords and selling them as reconditioned mercedes.
To CAA or Not To CAA? Tyler 2009
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