name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A species of freshwater game fish, Tinca tinca.
2. 2
   A penitentiary. UK, obsolete, slang
3. 3
   freshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia noted for ability to survive outside water wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

tinca tinca

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English tenche, from Old French tenche, from Late Latin tinca.

Etymology 2

Contraction.

Related phrases

sea tench

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