finny
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɪni
Adjective
[edit]finny (comparative finnier, superlative finniest)
- (of a fish) Having one or more fins.
- 1726, Homer, translated by Alexander Pope, The Odyssey:
- The silent fisher […] waits the finny prize (Book XII)
- 1928, RG&E News, volume 16, page 334:
- The finny trophies he brought back in the form of numerous fat pickerel were ample evidence of his fishermanship.
- Resembling a fin.
- Abounding in fishes.
- 1730–1774, Oliver Goldsmith, Introductory to Switzerland
- Cheerful at morn, he wakes from short repose,
- Breathes the keen air, and carols as he goes;
- With patient angle trolls the finny deep,
- Or drives his venturous ploughshare to the steep;
- 1730–1774, Oliver Goldsmith, Introductory to Switzerland
Translations
[edit]resembling a fin
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