flinders

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɪndəz/

Etymology 1

Probably of Scandinavian origin: compare Norwegian flindra (“splinter”).

Noun

1. fragments, splinters
   • 1985, Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked:

     The heat brought sweat and the sweat blinded. Black flinders gyrated in the fiery air like bats.

Etymology 2

See flinder.

Noun

flinders

1. plural of flinder

Verb

flinders

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of flinder

Anagrams

• frindles