finching

noun3

1. •
   A dorsal line or stripe in cattle markings

   • The white face and finching which are the visual hallmarks of the modern Hereford were becoming established by the end of the eighteenth[...]. — 1983
2. •
   the sport of competitive finch display
3. •
   The sport of hunting of finches

   • The finching yards of the country estates were important meeting points of the elite. — 2004