Finching

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A dorsal line or stripe in cattle markings uncountable

    "Its characteristic finching—the white streak that runs along the spine from neck to tail—that is so noticeable in cave paintings at Lascaux, is also still to be found occasionally, notably in the last surviving handful of Gloucestershire cattle on some farms on[...]."

  2. 2
    The sport of hunting of finches uncountable

    "The finching yards of the country estates were important meeting points of the elite."

  3. 3
    the sport of competitive finch display uncountable

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"Its characteristic finching—the white streak that runs along the spine from neck to tail—that is so noticeable in cave paintings at Lascaux, is also still to be found occasionally, notably in the last surviving handful of Gloucestershire cattle on some farms on[...]."

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