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
Pick up the finnan haddie until you have about three-quarters as much as you have macaroni.
From The International Jewish Cook Book 1600 Recipes According to the Jewish Dietary Laws with the Rules for Kashering; the Favorite Recipes of America, Austria, Germany, Russia, France, Poland, Roumania, Etc., Etc. by Greenbaum, Florence Kreisler
Our finnan haddie and greens are ready, young ladies, if you will come and partake of it.
From Dorothy's Travels by Schneider, S.
In England, steamed finnan haddie is the favorite breakfast fish.
From Book of Etiquette, Volume 2 by Watson, Lillian Eichler
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