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English Dictionary: finch by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
finch
n
  1. any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Finch \Finch\, n.; pl. {Fishes}. [AS. finc; akin to D. vink,
      OHG. fincho, G. fink; cf. W. pinc a finch; also E. spink.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to
      the family {Fringillid[91]}.
  
      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[94]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.] [bd]Privily a finch eke could he pull.[b8]
            --Chaucer.
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