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Definition of Finched
1. a. Same as Finchbacked.
Definition of Finched
1. Verb. (past of finch) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Finched
1. striped or spotted on the back [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Finched
Literary usage of Finched
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A General Treatise on Cattle, the Ox, the Sheep, and the Swine by John Lawrence (1809)
"The PEMBROKESHIRE cattle, coal black, sometimes dark brown, finched, or with
ul,:te towards the tail, some have white faces. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs by James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1889)
"finched. Finished. Will. Werw. FIND. (1 ) To supply ; to supply with provisions.
Still in common use. (2) To stand sponsor to a child. Wai. ..."
3. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1827)
"They are of various colours, but in general finched, that is, with a white streak
along the spine, and a white spot inside of the houghs. ..."
4. Observations on Live Stock: Containing Hints for Choosing and Improving the by George Culley (1804)
"... any of the other breeds ; but whatever the colour is, they have in general a
white streak or lace along their back, which the breeders term finched. ..."
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