spale vs splinter

spale

noun
  • A chip or splinter of wood. 

  • One of a number of cross-bands fastened temporarily to the frames to keep them in place until properly secured. 

  • A strengthening cross timber. 

  • A lath; a shaving or chip, as of wood or stone. 

splinter

noun
  • A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood. 

  • A small such fragment that gets embedded in the flesh. 

  • A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership. 

  • A double-jump bid which indicates shortage in the bid suit. 

verb
  • To come apart into long sharp fragments. 

  • To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments. 

  • To break, or cause to break, into factions. 

  • To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb. 

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