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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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LOCH FYNE, prop. n. Also -fine. One of the longest sea lochs in Argyllshire, noted for its herring; also, in attrib. use, a herring caught there, or a herring smack (see below). Gen.Sc. [lɔx′fəin]Sc. 1733 P. Lindsay Interest Scot. 215:
Lochfine Herrings are fat, large and firm, and, when well cured, give as high a Price as the Herrings catch'd in deep Water by the Bushes.Edb. 1819 Edb. Ev. Courant (3 April) 1:
15 Barrels Lochfine Herrings.Sc. 1927 J. T. Jenkins The Herring 52:
On the Scottish Coast the period of spawning is from January to March. The celebrated Loch Fyne herring belongs to this race.

Hence Loch-Fyne(e)r, a herring-boat of the type used on Loch Fyne, a Nabbie.wm.Sc. 1960 Port Glasgow Courier (12 Aug.) 3:
Mr W. M'Neil's Loch-Fyne-er, the Lintie, sailed her hundred-year-old self out of the basin.