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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1710, 1771-1840
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†GELLYTROCH, n. The char, Salvelinus alpinus. Also gelle-, gallytrough, -trout; galley trough (Knr. 1806 R. Forsyth Beauties Scot. IV. 26), gerletroch (Knr. 1811 Wernerian Soc. Mem. I. 541).Knr. 1710 R. Sibbald Fif. & Knr. 111:
The Gelletroch, or Red-womb trout: it hath a small Head; it is usually eighteen inches long.Knr. 1771 T. Pennant Tour 65:
The fishermen [of Loch Leven] gave me an account of a species they call the Gelly Trout. . . . By the description, they certainly were our Charr, only of a larger size than any we have in England, or Wales, some being two feet and a half long.Knr. 1795 Stat. Acc.1 VI. 167:
The gallytrough, or char, abounds in the loch [Leven]. . . . What is remarkable of them is the size to which they often grow, some of them weighing near 2 lb.Knr. 1840 in St Andrews Cit. (1 June 1940):
The fish is known among the fishermen by the name of the Gelly-troch trout.
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