Flinders Definition & Meaning

flinders
noun
  1. British explorer who mapped the Australian coast (1774-1814)
  2. bits and splinters and fragments; "it would have shattered in flinders long before it did that damage"

"Flinders" in song lyrics

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  • "Little Polly Flinders"
    Little Polly Flinders
  • "polly flinders"
    AOL — AOL

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