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splinter 1, noun(dictionary)
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Geronimo (iou) and splinter(2) (iou)


Geronimo (iou)



Geronimo interjection. US. M20.
[Name of an Apache Indian chief (1829-1909), adopted as a slogan in the war of 1939-45 by US paratroops.]
Expr. exhilaration on performing a daring leap etc.

splinter(2) (iou)



splinter verb. . LME.
[from the noun.]
verb trans. & intrans. Break into splinters or so as to leave a rough jagged edge. LME.
G. R. Sims The rotten woodwork splintered away from the bolt. R. Hughes The furniture was splintered into matchwood. K. Waterhouse The chocolate covering splintered like an eggshell. fig.: P. L. Fermor The sun splintered down through a colander of leaves.
b. verb intrans. Break away to form a splinter group. M20.
verb trans. = SPLINT verb 1. Also foll. by up. Long obsolete exc. Canad. dial. L16.