| Finch | n.; pl. Finches [ AS. finc; akin to D. vink, OHG. fincho, G. fink; cf. W. pinc a finch; also E. spink. ] (Zool.) A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to the family Fringillidæ. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ The word is often used in composition, as in chaffinch, goldfinch, grassfinch, pinefinch, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
Bramble finch. See Brambling. --
Canary finch, the canary bird. --
Copper finch. See Chaffinch. --
Diamond finch. See under Diamond. --
Finch falcon (Zool.), 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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