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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Fin \Fin\ (f[i^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Finned}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Finning}.] [Cf. {Fin} of a fish.]
To carve or cut up, as a chub.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Finned \Finned\, a.
Having a fin, or fins, or anything resembling a fin.
--Mortimer.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
fin
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: {five},
{5}, {V}, {cinque}, {quint}, {quintet}, {fivesome}, {quintuplet},
{pentad}, {Phoebe}, {Little Phoebe}]
2: one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear
fenders of an automobile [syn: {tail fin}, {tailfin}]
3: one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit
air and reject rain [syn: {louver}, {louvre}]
4: a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in
swimming (especially underwater) [syn: {flipper}, {flippers},
{fins}]
5: a stabilizer that resembles the fins of a fish
6: organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other
aquatic animals
v 1: equip (a car) with fins
2: propel oneself through the water in a finning motion
3: show the fins above the water while swimming; "The sharks
were finning near the surface" [syn: {break water}]
[also: {finning}, {finned}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
finned
See {fin}
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