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finchery

finchery noun: a structure into which finches are decoyed so that they can be caught in a net.

Noun

finchery (plural fincheries)

  1. (historical) A structure into which finches are decoyed so that they can be caught in a net.

Forms of finchery

pluralfincheries

Origin of finchery

From finch + -ery.

Questions about finchery

What does finchery mean?
Finchery means a structure into which finches are decoyed so that they can be caught in a net.
What part of speech is finchery?
Finchery is a noun.
What is the plural of finchery?
The plural of finchery is fincheries.

Words near finchery in the dictionary

  1. finched
  2. Finchel
  3. Fincher
  4. fincheries
  5. Finchers
  6. finchery
  7. finches
  8. finching
  9. Finchingfield
  10. Finchley
  11. finchlike

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