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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Salmond-fisch(e)ing, vbl. n. Also: salmound-, salmont-, salmon- and -fishing, -fisheng, -fysching. [e.m.E. salmon fishing (1607); Salmond n. and Fisching vbl. n.] Salmon fishing: the act or practice of fishing for salmon; the right of fishing for salmon; a fishing ground where salmon are caught, a salmon fishery.(1) 1568 Grant Chart. 134.
Landis … lyand within the … bisschoprik of Ross, with ane cobill salmond fisching 1571 Reg. Episc. Morav. 421.
The teynd salmond fisching of the cobillis of the water of Innerspaye 1596 Dalr. I 31/17.
It is plentiful throuch oft and frequent salmond fisheng 1629 Reg. Privy C. 2 Ser. III 18.
One of the speciall temporall blessings [of] … the north pairts of this kingdome consists in the salmound fishing within the same 1630 Aberd. Council Lett. I 335.
Salmond fischeing indures but for ane seasone of the yeir a1633 Hope Major Pract. I 213.
That salmon fischeing within the sea mark or flood mark perteins only to the king 1633 Aberd. Council Lett. I 386.
Salmound fishing is tolerat on the Sabbath Day 1639 Acts V 609/2.
That they may begin their salmond [pr. salmnod] fishingis at Andermes 1647 Moray Synod 88.
That the Lord's day is prophaned be salmond fishings, going of milnes [etc.] c1650 Spalding I 84.
Thinking our sea tred and salmound fishing wes liklie to be goneellipt. 1681 Stair Inst. ii i §5.
Salmon and herring-fishings(2) 1580 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III 174.
Adiacent to the burght and the salmound fischeingis of the same burght vpoun the wattris of Dey and Done 1588 Aberd. Council Lett. I 42.
Salmond fysching 1592 Acts III 592/1.
Off all … the landis … of Athera with the salmond fisching vpoun the watter of Ellone with power to big crvwis thairvpoun 1593 Ayr Chart. 117.
Salmont fischeingis 1629 Banff Ann. II 250.
That the bleitching of claithe [etc.] … was ane great prejudice and hender to the salmound fischeing of the said burghe 1633 Acts V 86/2.
All and sundrie commoun lands and vthers lands watters salmond fishings … insheis sheills and vthers liberties thairof 1633 Aberd. Council Lett. I 387.
On both the saids watteris alsweill … as other commodious plaices neir unto salmond fishing 1688 Craven Ch. in Orkney 129.
With all and sundrie … orchyards, milns, multures, woods, salmond-fishings, annual rents 1681 Stair Inst. ii iii §69.
Long possession … was found to give right to a salmon fishing upon both sides of the water 1696 Banff Ann. I 167.
All the meatt fish … of the salmond fishing to be sold
