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Webster 1913 Edition
Finny
Fin′ny
,Adj.
1.
(Zool.)
Having, or abounding in, fins, as fishes; pertaining to fishes.
2.
Abounding in fishes.
With patient angle trolls the
finny
deep. Goldsmoth.
Webster 1828 Edition
Finny
FIN'NY
,Adj.
Definition 2024
finny
finny
English
Adjective
finny (comparative finnier, superlative finniest)
- (of a fish) Having one or more fins
- 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
resembling a fin
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