1596. Shakspeare, King John, iii., 4. How green you are and fresh in this old world.
1886. Francis, Saddle and Mocassin. ‘Has Peggy been too fresh?’ Her sunburnt cheeks flushed.
4. (common).—Fasting; opposed to eating or drinking.
Fresh as paint, as a rose, as a daisy, as a new-born turd, etc., phr. (common).—Full of health, strength, and activity; fit (q.v.).
1864. E. Yates, Broken to Harness, ch. xix. This is his third day’s rest, and the cob will be about as fresh as paint when I get across him again.
1880. Punch’s Almanack, p. 12.
Fresh on the graft, adj. phr. (common).—New to the work. Cf., Fresh bit.
Fresh Bit, subs. phr. (venery).—A beginner; also a new mistress. Cf., Bit of fresh = the sexual favour: meat, or mutton, or fish (q.v.), being understood. [[72]]
Freshen One’s Way, verb. phr. (nautical).—To hurry; to quicken one’s movements. [The wind freshens when it rises.]
Freshen Up, verb. phr. (colloquial). To clean; to vamp; to revive; to smarten.