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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Finch \Finch\ (f[i^]nch), noun; pl. {Finches} (f[i^]nch"[e^]z). [AS. finc; akin to D. vink, OHG. fincho, G. fink; cf. W. pinc a finch; also E. spink.] (Zool.) A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to the family {Fringillid[ae]}.
Note: The word is often used in composition, as in chaffinch, goldfinch, grassfinch, pinefinch, etc.
{Bramble finch}. See {Brambling}.
{Canary finch}, the canary bird.
{Copper finch}. See {Chaffinch}.
{Diamond finch}. See under {Diamond}.
{Finch falcon} (Zool.), one of several very small East Indian falcons of the genus {Hierax}.
{To pull a finch}, to swindle an ignorant or unsuspecting person. [Obs.] "Privily a finch eke could he pull." --Chaucer.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
noun
1: any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
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