flinders

(flin′dərz)

plural noun

splinters or fragments

Origin: ME (northern) flender < Scand, as in Norw flindra, splinter < IE base (s)plei-, to split > split, splint, flint

See flinders in American Heritage Dictionary 4

plural noun

Bits, fragments, or splinters.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English flendris

Origin: , possibly of Scandinavian origin

Origin: ; akin to Norwegian flindra, splinter

British explorer who sailed to New South Wales (1795) and subsequently made a thorough study of the Australian coast.

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