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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Fisching, Fysching, vbl. n. Also: fyschyng, -inge, -eyng, fyisching, fychyng, -eing, fysing; fischinge, -eing, -eng, feishyng; fyschyne, -in, fischin, fychin. [ME. fysshing, fisshyng, fissing (c 1300).]

1. The action or practice of catching fish; the right of taking fish; a fishing place or ground.(a) 14.. Acts I. 109/2.
Al thai that hes cruffis or fyschingis or stankis … in watteris 1456 Hay I. 114/31.
Na ȝit suld he nocht send his men to fisching na foulyng 1471 Acts II. 100/2.
Nettis & al abilȝementis ganing tharfor for fysching 1531 Bell. Boece II. 106.
He perist in Loch Tay, quhare he hapnit to be at ane fisching with his servantis 1542 Reg. Cupar A. II. 190.
The twa akyr of land … with the fyschinge 1565 Ayr Friars Pr. Chart. 100.
All and sindrie landis, mylnis, fischeingis, heireftir to endure 1581 Inverness B. Rec. I. 288.
The cobbill men awnaris of the said fisching 1626 Conv. Burghs III. 223.
The said fisching is the grittest benefeit this cuntrey does effoord 1641 Peebles B. Rec. 106.
With the haill watteris and fischeinges alsewell of salmound as of vther fischesfig. c1552 Lynd. Mon. 4755.
Sic fyscheing to neglect thay wylbe laith 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 24.
Having anys gustit how gude fischeing it is in drumly watter(b) 1441 (1450) Reg. Great S. 69/2.
The forsaid landis, … with myllis, multuris, fiching, fouling [etc.] 1522 Reg. Cupar A. I. 303.
I dene Alexander Hetone … hes set our fychyng of Balbrogy … til Johne Hetone 1526 Reg. Privy S. I. 537/1.
The ward of all landis, … fycheingis, houssis, … of the samyn(c) 1428 Wemyss Chart. 55.
To win and ger laboure … turfe, pete, hathir, querale and fyschyne 1453 Melville Chart. 38.
Giff ony landis, fischinnis, … or profitis be wrangwysly … withhaldin fre me or myn personaris 1495 Reg. Privy S. I. 9/1.
Ane letter of tak … of all the fychinis of Spey 1512 Ib. 362/1.
The lowis of Lochmabane with the fischin thairof, … the fischin and fischgarthis of … Annand

2. Attrib. with anker, boit, craft, cruiff, houck, string, tow. 1506 Liber Aberbr. 370.
All othir necessar thingis … neidful to fisching craft 1534 Acta Conc. & Sess. MS. VI. 119 b.
ix dosan of fisching stringis … viij dosan of small fisching towis Ib.
Thre dosan of small fisching ankeris 1550 Glasgow Prot. I. 8.
Ane feiching boit with airis and graitht 1614 Ayr Fr. Preach. Chart. 109.
The twa fisching cruiffis for taking of salmond 1689 Foulis Acc. Bk. 112.
For 6 lynes and 12 buskit fishing houcks