ˈsightman Sc.
[f. sight n.1]
One who is stationed to watch the movements of salmon.
| 1794 Statist. Acc. Scot. XI. 93 They are..called sightmen, because..they become wonderfully quick-sighted in discerning the motion and approach of..salmon. |
ˈsightman Sc.
[f. sight n.1]
One who is stationed to watch the movements of salmon.
| 1794 Statist. Acc. Scot. XI. 93 They are..called sightmen, because..they become wonderfully quick-sighted in discerning the motion and approach of..salmon. |
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