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Definition of Finner
1. n. A finback whale.
Definition of Finner
1. finback [n -S] - See also: finback
Medical Definition of Finner
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Finner
Literary usage of Finner
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of the Most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson by John Tillotson (1748)
"Of the joy which is in heaven at the repentance of a finner. LUKE xv. 7. ...
be in heaven over cue finner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine/uft ..."
2. History of Merchant Shipping and Ancient Commerce by William Schaw Lindsay (1874)
"... July 19,1588—Voyages of discovery by Johnson—finner and Martin Frobisher—Drake's
voyage round the world, 1577—His piratical acts and return home, ..."
3. An Apology for the True Christian Divinity, Being an Explanation and by Robert Barclay (1780)
"of fin is not taken away, but remains the fame " of a finner, ... not imputed,
but alib taken away, blot- Cf finner, their fins are not only remitted, ..."
4. Old Whaling Days by William Barron (1895)
"... THE DOCTOR—ISt OF MAY PROCEEDINGS—ENCOUNTERS WITH BEARS—TESTING A BOMB—LANCE
ON A finner WHALE. IN 1859, having recovered from the afore-named accident, ..."
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