See Also: serpentize(dictionary)

finnan (iou) and serpentize (iou)


finnan (iou)



finnan noun. Also findhorn, findon. E18.
[from Findon, a fishing village near Aberdeen (confused with Findhorn, place and river).]
More fully finnan haddock, (Scot.) finnan haddie. A haddock cured with the smoke of green wood, turf, or peat.

serpentize (iou)



serpentize verb. Now rare. Also serpentise. E17.
[from SERPENT noun + -IZE.]
verb intrans. = SERPENTINE verb 1. E17.
verb trans. Cause to take a serpentine shape, motion, or course. M18.