finch

Any Eurasian goldfinch (of species Carduelis carduelis, syn. Fringilla carduelis).

Any bird of the family Fringillidae, seed-eating passerine birds, native chiefly to the Northern Hemisphere and usually having a conical beak.

Any bird of other families of similar appearance to members of family Fringillidae.

(slang, old-fashioned) A woman.

To hunt for finches, to go finching.