Fins

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Finns \Finns\, n. pl.; sing. {Finn}. (Ethnol.)
     (a) Natives of Finland; Finlanders.
     (b) A branch of the Mongolian race, inhabiting Northern and
         Eastern Europe, including the Magyars, Bulgarians,
         Permians, Lapps, and Finlanders. [Written also {Fins}.]
         [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fins
       n : a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in
           swimming (especially underwater) [syn: {flipper}, {flippers},
            {fin}]