in (or into) shatters

Variant of shatter

shatter definition

shat·ter (s̸hat′ər)

transitive verb

  1. Obsolete to scatter; strew
  2. to break or burst into pieces suddenly, as with a blow
  3. to damage severely; destroy or wreck to shatter one's health

Etymology: ME schateren, var. of scateren, to scatter

intransitive verb

to break or burst into pieces; smash

noun

broken pieces: chiefly in in (or into) shatters

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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