Meanings
plural finnan haddocks
- haddock cured with the smoke of green wood, turf or peat.
Synonyms: finnan haddie, Findon haddock
Synonyms & antonyms
nounhaddock cured with the smoke of green wood, turf or peat.
More synonyms by meaning
nounhaddock usually baked but sometimes broiled with lots of butter
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From the fishing village Findon near Aberdeen, but sometimes confused with the Scottish river and village of Findhorn.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
finnan haddock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finnan%20haddock
“finnan haddock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finnan%20haddock. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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