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Flinders

Flinders Meaning & Definition
Flinders Definition And Meaning

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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