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Finch (fĭnch), n.; pl. Finches (fĭnch"ĕz). [AS. finc; akin to D. vink, OHG. fincho, G. fink; cf. W. pinc a finch; also E. spink.] (Zo&ö;l.) A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to the family Fringillidæ.
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&hand_; The word is often used in composition, as in chaffinch, goldfinch, grassfinch, pinefinch, etc.
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Bramble finch. See Brambling. -- Canary finch, the canary bird. -- Copper finch. See Chaffinch. -- Diamond finch. See under Diamond. -- Finch falcon (Zo&ö;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.] “Privily a finch eke could he pull.” Chaucer.
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