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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1551-1661
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Blak-fische, Blak(e)-fish, n. [Blak a.] A salmon just after it has spawned. 1551 Ann. Banff I. 29.
The wrangus slaying of blak fysch in the watter of Doverne 1553 Reg. Great S. 186/2.
Officium … custodie aque de Thay … ab interfectione lie blak fische tempore inhibito 1567 Acts III. 34/1.
The actis of Parliament … anent the slauchter of blak fische 1596–7 Misc. Spald. C. V. 63.
To ryd up Dee and Doin … for trying of the slayeris of blak fische 1620 Grant Chart. 320.
To be convict … for slauchter of kipper or black fische in forbiddin tyme 1634 Ann. Banff II. 250.
Certane new slayne blak fisches slayne be them with cobill and net wnder the silence of nicht 1661 Acts VII. 229/1.
The statutes concerneing … slaying of red & blak fishes … are nowayes discharged be this present act
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