laxfisher

English

Alternative forms

  • lax-fisher, lax fisher

Etymology

From lax (“salmon”) +‎ fisher.

Noun

laxfisher (plural laxfishers)

  1. (chiefly Scotland) A salmon fisher.
    • 1792, John Spalding, The History of the Troubles and Memorable Transactions in Scotland:
      After reading of th[e]ir acts, he also by direction frae the General Assembly, charged the masters and laxfishers of Dee and Don, within this parish, to forbear fishing upon Sunday, viz. frae Saturday at midnight till Sunday at that time, in all time coming; […]
    • 1840, The Black Kalendar of Aberdeen, page 70:
      At the September Circuit, before Lords Alemore and Minto, Alexander Buck, jun., laxfisher in Banchory, was outlawed for not appearing to answer to a charge of having, in April before, murdered William Duncan, laxfisher, also in Banchory, by pushing him over a bridge near Hilldowntree.
    • 1895, James Allardyce, Historical Papers Relating to the Jacobite Period, 1699-1750:
      Robert Nairn, Laxfisher in Aberdeen, who was called upon as being Suspected of being concerned in the late Rebellion and being out of Town for some time, And being Examined therupon, […]
    • 1906, The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, page 460:
      Summons at the instance of Sir Thomas Hope of Craighall, knight baronet, his Majesty's Advocate, for his Majesty's interest, and Sir William Forbes of Monymusk, knight baronet, and George Barker and Robert Gibbon, laxfishers, his servants, against Mr Mathow Lumsden of Rudrestoun, and Thomas Lumsden, his son, and other persons after named to compear before the Council on , to answer to the following complaint.
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