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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Middle Dutch

splinter

1 noun
     
splin‧ter1 [countable]
a small sharp piece of wood, glass, or metal, that has broken off a larger piece:
I've got a splinter in my finger.
splinter of
splinters of glass
—splintery adjective
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