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flinders
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flinders, n. pl. [Scot. flenders, flendris; perh. akin to E. flutter; cf. D. flenters rags, broken pieces.].
Small pieces or splinters; fragments. [1913 Webster]
"The tough ash spear, so stout and true,
Into a thousand flinders flew." [1913 Webster]
Into a thousand flinders flew." [1913 Webster]
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