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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Trink, Trinck, n. [North. F. trenque trench. Cf. Trin(s)ch n. 1.] A creek or inlet between coastal rocks; a trench or channel for water to flow along, a watercourse. — 1592–3 Aberd. B. Rec. II 77.
Dauid Cargill to be watter baillie … to attend wpon the herbrie and schoir of this burgh that na channell, stanes, sand … be cassin in the trink of the watter, or within the fluid merk, out of schippis, craris or bottis 1603 Aberd. B. Rec. II 239.
The haill trinck of the water salbe drawn doun the south syd of the Lochfeild croft … and eist syd of the said loch in the auld trinck to be cassin deper and wyder, and that the water trinck on the south-vest syd of the said locht … salbe stoppit and condamnit 1649–50 Aberd. Shore Wk. Acc. 328.
To 6 fisher men for the casting ane trink to the Denburne to run into 1659–60 Aberd. Shore Wk. Acc. 456.
For taking up the great trie out off the trink off the shor 1680 Aberd. Council Lett. VI 225.
The shippe wes by airt and skeill gott of the sands and brought into the trink of the water