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Sand-bed, n. Also: -bedde, sambed; sinbed. [Late ME and e.m.E. sandbedde (c1475), sand-bed. Written as one word or two.] A stretch or low mound of sand, chiefly or only one in or by the sea or other expanse of water; a sand-bank. Freq. as a place-name; also attrib.(1) sing. 1531 Bell. Boece (M) II 318.
Thai come on ane sand bed, traisting the samyn firme land, becaus it wes vncoueritt with watter 1533 Boece 592b.
The soldeouris … at Kingorne war resauit be the marinar quhilk on the nycht at eb see landit thame one ane sand bed 15.. Lynd. Rutter fol. 5 (B).
Hold the south syd of the entres to avoid a sand bed 1641 Baillie I 355.
We were once teddered on a sand-bed, had the wind been as it was the day before … our veshell had been dung in shards 1653 Peebles B. Rec. II 9.
The tounes commoun ground callit of old the mildam, now the green, from the kill doune to the sand bed 1662 Lamont Diary 155. 1670 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Processes No. 75 (26 May).
[For] cutting ane sandbed … to cawse the current off the loch called Achenreoch ryn from the staiding dam to a low moss 1682 Peebles B. Rec. II 102.(b) 1645–6 Dumfries Treas. Acc. MS p. 20.
To the officeris for bringing over the beastes to the sinbed on ane mercat dayattrib. 1640 Dumfries Treas. Acc. MS 9b.
For a key to the sandbed mylne doore 1649 Ib. p. 31.
For the sandbedmill gyle 2 dalls att 3 s. Ib. p. 41.
For thake to the sambed mille(2) pl. 1596 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. I 329.
xl s. for skaithe in his foirstair and sandbeddis 1641 Reg. Great S. 361/2.
Ad aquam de Nith prope lie sandbeddes 1654 Dumfries Kirk S. 19 Oct.
James Allaster is dilate of cursing & sweiring befoire his trade on the sandbeds vpon the day of the electioun