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finnock

finnock noun: a young sea trout, in the year after they return to fresh water after their smolt migration stage.

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
    • Have you ever had a day's finnock-fishing? If you have not, and you happen to be a keen disciple of Izaak Walton, take my advice and seize the first opportunity of doing so.1893, J Moray Brown, Stray Sport
    Synonyms:
    herling, school peal, school peel, harvester

Synonyms of finnock

Forms of finnock

pluralfinnocks
alternative formfinnac
alternative formfinnack
alternative formfinnoc
alternative formphinnock

Origin of finnock

A possible anglicisation of Scottish Gaelic fionnag (“young salmon”). Compare fionnag (“whiting”), a calque of English whiting, from fionn (“white”).

Questions about finnock

What does finnock mean?
Finnock means a young sea trout, in the year after they return to fresh water after their smolt migration stage.
What part of speech is finnock?
Finnock is a noun.
What is the plural of finnock?
The plural of finnock is finnocks.

Words near finnock in the dictionary

  1. Finno-Ugrists
  2. finnoc
  3. finnocchio
  4. finnochia
  5. finnochio
  6. finnock
  7. finnocks
  8. finnocs
  9. Finnophone
  10. finnophones
  11. Finnraccoon

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