finnan haddie
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of finnan haddie
1805–15; literally, haddock of Findhorn, fishing port in Scotland; see -ie
Example Sentences
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The Condemnation Commissioner went to have a look at the squalor-stricken old houses, where finnan haddie has been smoked for the past 150 years.
From Time Magazine Archive
He donned a starched dickey shirt, planted a carnation in the buttonhole of his 30-year-old Brooks Brothers suit, and sauntered over to Locke-Ober's Caf� for his favorite finnan haddie dinner.
From Time Magazine Archive
A can of finnan haddie came after this, and several cans that only Bilkins could have understood.
From Wings of the Wind by Harris, Credo Fitch
To prepare creamed finnan haddie, freshen the fish and shred it into small pieces.
From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 3: Soup; Meat; Poultry and Game; Fish and Shell Fish by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
In England, steamed finnan haddie is the favorite breakfast fish.
From Book of Etiquette, Volume 2 by Watson, Lillian Eichler
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