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Definition of FINCH

Finch
Finch Finch, n.; pl. Fishes. [AS. finc; akin to D. vink, OHG. fincho, G. fink; cf. W. pinc a finch; also E. spink.] (Zo["o]l.) A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to the family Fringillid[ae]. Note: The word is often used in composition, as in chaffinch, goldfinch, grassfinch, pinefinch, etc. Bramble finch. See Brambling. Canary finch, the canary bird. Copper finch. See Chaffinch. Diamond finch. See under Diamond. Finch falcon (Zo["o]l.), one of several very small East Indian falcons of the genus Hierax. To pull a finch, to swindle an ignorant or unsuspecting person. [Obs.] ``Privily a finch eke could he pull.' --Chaucer.

Meaning of FINCH from wikipedia

- The true finches are small to medium-sized p****erine birds in the family Fringillidae. Finches generally have stout conical bills adapted for eating seeds...
- Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch (28 September 1916 – 14 January 1977) was an English-Australian actor of theatre, film and radio. Born in London, he...
- Finch is a 2021 American post-apocalyptic survival film directed by Miguel Sapochnik and written by Craig Luck and Ivor Powell. The film stars Tom Hanks...
- Atticus Finch is a fictional character and the protagonist of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize–winning novel of 1960, To Kill a Mockingbird. A preliminary...
- The Gouldian finch (Chloebia gouldiae), also known as the Gould's finch or the rainbow finch, is a colourful p****erine bird that is native to Australia...
- Elizabeth Finch may refer to: Elizabeth Younger (1699–1762), married name Elizabeth Finch, actress Elizabeth Finch, 1st Countess of Winchilsea (1556–1634)...
- Elisabeth R. Finch (born March 1978) is an American television writer best known for her work on the series True Blood and Grey's Anatomy. Finch gained public...
- Henry Finch may also refer to: Henry Finch (died 1625), English lawyer and politician, MP for Canterbury, and for St Albans Henry Finch (died 1761) (1694–1761)...
- Finch is an English surname. Finch was also the surname of the Earls of Winchilsea and Nottingham (now Finch-Hatton) and Earls of Aylesford (now Finch-Knightley)...
- finch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A finch is a p****erine bird, often seed-eating, found chiefly in the northern hemisphere and Africa. Finch may...