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fishgarth
fishgarth (ˈfɪʃgɑːθ) [f. as prec. + garth.] A garth or inclosure on a river or the seashore for preserving fishes or taking them easily.1454 Let. in Burton & Raine Hemingbrough 393 Oon fysshgarth..is at yis tyme void of take. 1532 Act 23 Hen. VIII, c. 18 Certaine engines for taking of fish in the sa...
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Fishing weir
A fishing weir, fish weir, fishgarth or kiddle is an obstruction placed in tidal waters, or wholly or partially across a river, to direct the passage of
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Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus
Among the provisions was the traditional clause, that neither side should dismantle or rebuild the fishgarth, where the River Esk meets the Solway.
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garth
▪ I. garth1 (gɑːθ) Also 5 gerth, 5–6 garthe, 9 dial. gaath, gaith. [a. ON. garð-r (Da. gaard, Sw. gård) yard, courtyard, fence = OE. ᵹeard yard. The word is still current in the eastern and northern dialects of English, but is obsolete in Scottish.] 1. a. A small piece of enclosed ground, usually be...
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Pedro de Ayala
Neither King was to demolish or restore the fishgarth, a salmon trap at Kirkandrews on Esk.
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yair
▪ I. yair, yare, n. Sc. and north. dial. (jɛə(r)) Forms: 2–3 ihar, yhar, 3 yhare, (yere), 3–9 yare, 4 yar, 4–6 yaire, 5 ȝar, 6–9 yair, 9 yaar. [OE. ᵹear, ᵹer, recorded in comb. mylenᵹear, -ᵹer ‘mill-yair’.] a. An inclosure extending into a tide-way in a river or on the sea-shore, for catching fish; ...
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