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finnack

finnack is the alternative spelling of finnock.

Meaning of finnock

Noun

finnock (plural finnocks)

  1. (Scotland) A young sea trout, in the year after they return to fresh water after their smolt migration stage.
    • Previous to their descent, I caught in all, not far from the tideway, about half-a-dozen finnocks, on two or three different occasions.1866, Thomas Tod Stoddart, An Angler's Rambles and Angling Songs, page 46
    Synonyms:
    herling, school peal, school peel, harvester

Forms of finnack

pluralfinnacks

Questions about finnack

What is finnack the alternative spelling of?
Finnack is the alternative spelling of finnock.

Words near finnack in the dictionary

  1. Finn raccoons
  2. Finn saw
  3. Finn saws
  4. finna
  5. finnac
  6. finnack
  7. finnacks
  8. finnacs
  9. finnage
  10. finnages
  11. Finnair

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