Dictionary of ichthyology

YAIR

yair: translation

1)a fish lock such as a mill dam (Durham dialect)
2)a curved enclosure of stones or stakes wattled with twigs and brushwood built on the shore or a river bank, trapping salmon as the tide recedes. Some are named, e.g. Rutyare, Maleyare (British dialect). Also spelled yaire, yaar and yare