FI'NA-RYFIND
FINCH, n. [Sax. finc; G. fink; D. vink; It. pincione; W. pinc, fine, gay, a finch.]
A bird. But finch is used chiefly in composition; as, chaffinch, goldfinch. These belong to the genus Fringilla.
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