flinders
(noun) bits and splinters and fragments; “it would have shattered in flinders long before it did that damage”
Flinders, Matthew Flinders, Sir Matthew Flinders
(noun) British explorer who mapped the Australian coast (1774-1814)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
flinders pl (plural only)
fragments, splinters
flinders
plural of flinder
flinders
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flinder
• frindles
Flinders
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Flin"ders, n. pl. Etym: [Scot. flenders, flendris; perh. akin to E. flutter; cf. D. flenters rags, broken pieces.]
Definition: Small pieces or splinters; fragments. The tough ash spear, so stout and true, Into a thousand flinders flew. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
