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smith·er·eens (smit̸h′ər ēnz′)

plural noun

Informal small fragments or broken pieces; bits

Etymology: Ir smidirīn

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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