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Webster 1828 Edition

Flinder

FLIN'DER

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Noun.
A small piece or splinter; a fragment.
[This seems to be splinter, without the prefix.]

Definition 2024

flinder

flinder

See also: flinders

English

Alternative forms

  • flender (Scotland)

Noun

flinder ‎(plural flinders)

  1. A small piece or fragment; a thin slice; splinter

Etymology 2

Compare Dutch vlinder.

Noun

flinder ‎(plural flinders)

  1. (obsolete except in dialects) a butterfly

Verb

flinder ‎(third-person singular simple present flinders, present participle flindering, simple past and past participle flindered)

  1. (intransitive) To flirt; run about in a fluttering manner

Etymology

From Borrowing from Norwegian flindra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /flɪndə/

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