One of the straws (or small pieces of wood, ivory, etc.) used in the game of jackstraws or spillikins.
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.
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.