About The Word Flinders
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Flinders
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What's The Definition Of Flinders?
[n] a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it flew into flinders"
[n] British explorer who mapped the Australian coast (1774-1814) Synonyms | Synonyms for Flinders: Matthew Flinders | Sir Matthew Flinders | sliver | splinter Related Terms | Find terms related to Flinders: See Also | adventurer | bit | chip | explorer | flake | fleck | scrap Flinders In Webster's Dictionary \Flin"ders\, n. pl. [Scot. flenders, flendris; perh.
akin to E. flutter; cf. D. flenters rags, broken pieces.]
Small pieces or splinters; fragments.
The tough ash spear, so stout and true, Into a thousand
flinders flew. --Sir W.
Scott.
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