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finnocks

finnocks is the plural 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

Questions about finnocks

What is finnocks the plural of?
Finnocks is the plural of finnock.

Words near finnocks in the dictionary

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

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