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A miserly person.

A small American bird (Spinus, or Chrysomitris, spinus); -- called also pine siskin, and American siskin.

To stir; to wince. [Obs.] Spenser.

The European linnet.

Any one of numerous species of Asiatic finches of the genera Carpodacus, and Propasser, and allied genera, in which the male is more or less colored with rose red.

To gird with a sinch; to tighten the sinch or girth of (a saddle); as, to sinch up a sadle. [Western U.S.]

To give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect a saving. [Prev. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]

A small arch thrown across the corner of a square room to support a superimposed mass, as where an octagonal spire or drum rests upon a square tower; -- called also sconce, and sconcheon.

The European redstart.

The storm petrel.

r and game within a narrow compass. [Scot.] We'll quell the savage mountaineer, As their tinchel cows the game! Sir W. Scott.

To cause to be no longer clinched; to open; as, to unclinch the fist. [Written also unclench.]

Not flinching or shrinking; unyielding. -- Un*flinch"ing*ly, adv.

A tube for drawing liquors from a cask by the bunghole. [Written also velinche.]

The whidah bird.

Same as Inch of water, under Water.

A small warbler (Pratincola rubetra) common in Europe; -- called also whinchacker, whincheck, whin-clocharet.

The whidah bird.

To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.

The European siskin (Carduelis spinus), a small green and yellow finch, related to the goldfinch.