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Flinders

flin·ders

UK/ˈflɪndəz/ US/ˈflɪndɜrz/ uncommon

noun

1.
2.

a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal

  • “he got a splinter in his finger”
  • “it flew into flinders”

Origin

Probably of North Germanic/Scandinavian origin; see flinder.

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