Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
finnac . - noun A fin-whale or a finback; any member of the Balœnopteridœ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A finback whale.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
finback whale .
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Examples
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From its sharp back and forked tail, I should pronounce it to have been a rorqual, or "finner," as they are called by the fishermen.
The Captain of the Polestar Arthur Conan Doyle 1894
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From its sharp back and forked tail, I should pronounce it to have been a rorqual, or "finner," as they are called by the fishermen.
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For a day dress for town I seem to remember more of the dresses might have a white pique collar or even a lace one and a bit more fitting ... a finner material like a fine thin wool or crepe. .oh I can't remember the names of more of the materials at the moment.
Living the Slow Life 2008
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Her haz werking hur liddlol finner tu deh bone making a noo adn improved Lore adn Legundz paig fur deh Cheez Town Cryer!
Skeptic Kitteh - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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On March 6th 2007, Ellie Rodriguez wrote: omg i love you TI and omg there dis guy in ma skool his name is Enrique Vazquez and he looks almost like you and let me tell u u look finner then him lol man i love you tons get married wit da one you love
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Ai haz a birfdai kroming up sewn, an a jedai kitteh finner poppet frum Understudee Tiffs sownds lyk da wundermaus gift!
makin a purrito - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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I nawt surez da kittehs kin eet dem dey bee ate oonces eech – but I weel gibz dem wun 2nite … da tales be az thikerer az mii leetol finner … Jazzy eeted wun an I cudnawt watch — dat tale wuzza stikkin owt heem mouf!
Hmmm. You make - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Teh hand dat duz teh “L” faysin teh rite way wif teh poynty finner an thum iz teh Left hand.
ALLMOST got it! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Nexst tiem wii get togevver, I will show u how to do teh “finner danse”.
I WANNA SEE! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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OK grasshopper, watch while I grabs dis goon by the finner and flip him over muh hed onto his back, is all leverage.
I knocked him down…now u - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
hjensen commented on the word finner
Dinner with one or more friends. Example: I had finner with Molly last night, we talked about her new job.
September 14, 2016