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Definition of Finning
1. Noun. The act of removing a live shark's fin, and releasing the shark back into the sea. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Finning
1. fin [v] - See also: fin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Finning
Literary usage of Finning
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lockwood's Dictionary of Terms Used in the Practice of Mechanical by Joseph Gregory Horner (1892)
"finning.—The joint edges of a dried sand mould are more tender and fragile ...
This process is termed finning, because a thin sheet of metal or "fin" forms ..."
2. An Introduction to the Italian Language: Containing Specimens Both of Prose by Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti (1755)
"... thec : a finning foul, I deny it not, Virgin ; yeti intreat thee, that thy
infernal enemy may not laugh at my evil : remember that our finning made God, ..."
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