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a small flat piece separated from a whole
- she got a splinter from the unfinished wall
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“Splinter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splinter. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of splinter was in the 14th century
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