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A native of Finland; one of the FinnFinns.

n"an), Scotland. the name is also applied to other kinds of smoked haddock. [Written also finnan haddock.]

Having a fin, or fins, or anything resembling a fin. Mortimer.

A finback whale.

Of or pertaining to the Finns.

A variety of pigeon, with a crest somewhat resembling the mane of a horse. [Written also finikin.]

Of or pertaining to Finland, to the Finns, or to their language. -- n.

Natives of Finland; Finlanders.

Abounding in fishes. With patient angle trolls the finny deep. Goldsmoth.

One of two or more species of European labroid fishes (Crenilabrus melops, and Ctenolabrus rupestris); -- called also goldsinny, and goldney.

Having the fin rays cartilaginous or flexible; without spines; -- said of certain fishes.

Having fine supported by spinous fin rays; -- said of certain fishes.

A spiny-finned fish.

Having fins in which the rays are hard and spinelike; spiny- finned.

nds. R. Morris. Cf. man-kind, heir-loom, war-like, which are agglutinative compounds. The Finnish, Hungarian, Turkish, the Tamul, etc., are agglutinative languages. R. Morris. Agglutinative languages preserve the consciousness of their roots. Max Müller.

An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera Roccus, Labrax, and related genera. There are many species.

. Shield pressed on shield, and man drove man along. Pope. Go drive the deer and drag the finny prey. Pope.

Any collection of irrational animals, moving or driving forward; as, a finny drove. Milton.

See Goldfinny.

To cause to swell or rise, as the breast or bosom. The glittering, finny swarms That heave our friths, and crowd upon our shores. Thomson. To heave a cable short (Naut.), to haul in cable till the ship is almost perpendicularly above the anchor. -- To heave a ship ahead (Naut.), to warp her ahead when not under sail,…