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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Flude-mark, n. Also: flud-, fluid-merk, flud-, floud-mark. [e.m.E. flood-mark (1622).] The highwater mark. 14.. Acts I. 384/2.
Giff ony fyndis a quhail besyde the ebbyng of the sey towart the flud merk
1498 Acta Conc. II. 246.
To lay and fessin thare ankeris within the fludemark
1516–7 Ib. MS. XXIX. 4.
To fens ane lauchfull admirall court within the flud mark at Leith
1577 Inverness B. Rec. I. 254.
Insafar as the said leddiris war apprehendit in ane boit within the flude merk
1591 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 52.
[The council] ordanis Martene Brown, smyth in Leyth, to demoleis … his chop … quhilk he hes biggett within the fluid merk
1613 Frasers of Philorth 274.
Til it cum … to the fluidmerk and the stanneris … abowe the same

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