Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for FIN'DY
FIN'DY, a. [Sax. findig, heavy; gefindig, capacious; Dan. fyndig, strong, emphatical, nervous, weighty, from fynd, force, energy, emphasis, strength; probably from crowding, tension, stretching, from find.]
Full; heavy; or firm, solid, substantial. [Obs.] A cold May and a windy, / Makes the barn fat and findy. Old Prov. Junius.
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