finnock

== English == === Alternative forms === finnac, finnack, finnoc phinnock (obsolete) === Etymology === A possible anglicisation of Scottish Gaelic fionnag (“young salmon”). Compare fionnag (“whiting”), a calque of English whiting, from fionn (“white”). === Noun === finnock (plural finnocks) (Scotland) A young sea trout, in the year after they return to fresh water after their smolt migration stage. Synonyms: herling, school peal, school peel, harvester === References ===