lax

A term for salmon when ascending a river, on the north coast of Scotland.

lax
lax [cf. Gr. λέχρις; Lat.: licinus, luxus], fraud, deception : lacit decipiendo inducit. Lax eteni...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Lax
·noun A looseness; diarrhea. II. Lax ·vt Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal. III. Lax ·vt...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
lax-fisher
A taker of salmon in their passage from the sea. ...

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