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finnan haddock

finnan haddock noun: haddock cured with the smoke of green wood, turf or peat.

Noun

finnan haddock (plural finnan haddocks)

  1. haddock cured with the smoke of green wood, turf or peat.

Synonyms of finnan haddock

Forms of finnan haddock

pluralfinnan haddocks

Origin of finnan haddock

From the fishing village Findon near Aberdeen, but sometimes confused with the Scottish river and village of Findhorn.

Questions about finnan haddock

What does finnan haddock mean?
Finnan haddock means haddock cured with the smoke of green wood, turf or peat.
What part of speech is finnan haddock?
Finnan haddock is a noun.
What is the plural of finnan haddock?
The plural of finnan haddock is finnan haddocks.

Words near finnan haddock in the dictionary

  1. Finnair
  2. finnally
  3. finnan
  4. finnan haddie
  5. finnan haddies
  6. finnan haddock
  7. finnan haddocks
  8. finnans
  9. Finnbhennach
  10. Finncattle
  11. Finndian

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