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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Flude-mark, n. Also: flud-, fluid-merk, flud-, floud-mark. [e.m.E. flood-mark (1622).] The highwater mark. 14.. Acts I. 384/2.
Giff ony fyndis a quhail besyde the ebbyng of the sey towart the flud merk 1498 Acta Conc. II. 246.
To lay and fessin thare ankeris within the fludemark 1516–7 Ib. MS. XXIX. 4.
To fens ane lauchfull admirall court within the flud mark at Leith 1577 Inverness B. Rec. I. 254.
Insafar as the said leddiris war apprehendit in ane boit within the flude merk 1591 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 52.
[The council] ordanis Martene Brown, smyth in Leyth, to demoleis … his chop … quhilk he hes biggett within the fluid merk 1613 Frasers of Philorth 274.
Til it cum … to the fluidmerk and the stanneris … abowe the same