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finner

/ ˈfɪnə /

noun

  1. another name for rorqual
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of finner1

C18: from fin 1+ -er 1
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Example Sentences

"Seal or a dead finner in there, I'll be bound," said the captain.

Miss Finner shut her eyes, contracted her brows, and gave herself up to reflection.

Miss Finner tilted her nose skyward and drew herself up haughtily.

An' this mornin', seein' 'im look a bit finner than usual, I got fair desp'rit', an' couldn't stan' it no longer.

It was indeed the longest of known reptiles, and probably equal to the great finner whale of modern oceans.

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