What does "freshen" mean?

Freshen: To refresh; to revive. [Obs.] Spenser.

Additional senses

  1. 2.(Naut.) To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing; as, to freshen a hawse. Totten. To freshen ballast (Naut.), to shift Or restore it. -- To freshen the hawse, to pay out a little more cable, so as to bring the chafe on another part. -- To freshen the way, to increase the speed of a vessel. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
  2. 3.To grow fresh; to lose saltness.
  3. 4.To grow brisk or strong; as, the wind freshens.

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