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SplitSplit Split, n.
1.
(a) (Basketwork) Any of the three or four strips into
which osiers are commonly cleft for certain kinds of
work; -- usually in pl.
(b) (Weaving) Any of the dents of a reed.
(c) Any of the air currents in a mine formed by dividing a
larger current.
2. Short for Split shot or stroke.
3. (Gymnastics) The feat of going down to the floor so that
the legs extend in a straight line, either with one on
each side or with one in front and the other behind. [Cant
or Slang]
4. A small bottle (containing about half a pint) of some
drink; -- so called as containing half the quantity of the
customary smaller commercial size of bottle; also, a drink
of half the usual quantity; a half glass. [Cant or Slang] Split
Split Split, a. (Exchanges)
(a) Divided so as to be done or executed part at one time
or price and part at another time or price; -- said of
an order, sale, etc.
(b) Of quotations, given in sixteenth, quotations in
eighths being regular; as, 103/16 is a split
quotation.
(c) (London Stock Exchange) Designating ordinary stock
that has been divided into preferred ordinary and
deferred ordinary.
SplitSplit Split (spl[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Split
(Splitted, R.); p. pr. & vb. n. Splitting.] [Probably of
Scand. or Low german origin; cf. Dan. splitte, LG. splitten,
OD. splitten, spletten, D. splijten, G. spleissen, MHG.
spl[=i]zen. Cf. Splice, Splint, Splinter.]
1. To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by
force; to divide in the direction of the grain layers; to
rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a
board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin.
Cold winter split the rocks in twain. --Dryden.
2. To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder.
A huge vessel of exceeding hard marble split asunder
by congealed water. --Boyle.
3. To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by
discord; to separate into parts or parties, as a political
party; to disunite. [Colloq.] --South.
4. (Chem.) To divide or separate into components; -- often
used with up; as, to split up sugar into alcohol and
carbonic acid.
To split hairs, to make distinctions of useless nicety. SplitSplit Split (spl[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Split
(Splitted, R.); p. pr. & vb. n. Splitting.] [Probably of
Scand. or Low german origin; cf. Dan. splitte, LG. splitten,
OD. splitten, spletten, D. splijten, G. spleissen, MHG.
spl[=i]zen. Cf. Splice, Splint, Splinter.]
1. To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by
force; to divide in the direction of the grain layers; to
rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a
board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin.
Cold winter split the rocks in twain. --Dryden.
2. To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder.
A huge vessel of exceeding hard marble split asunder
by congealed water. --Boyle.
3. To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by
discord; to separate into parts or parties, as a political
party; to disunite. [Colloq.] --South.
4. (Chem.) To divide or separate into components; -- often
used with up; as, to split up sugar into alcohol and
carbonic acid.
To split hairs, to make distinctions of useless nicety. SplitSplit Split, v. i.
1. To part asunder; to be rent; to burst; as, vessels split
by the freezing of water in them.
2. To be broken; to be dashed to pieces.
The ship splits on the rock. --Shak.
3. To separate into parties or factions. [Colloq.]
4. To burst with laughter. [Colloq.]
Each had a gravity would make you split. --Pope.
5. To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach.
[Slang] --Thackeray.
6. (Blackjack) to divide one hand of blackjack into two
hands, allowed when the first two cards dealt to a player
have the same value.
To split on a rock, to err fatally; to have the hopes and
designs frustrated. SplitSplit Split, a.
1. Divided; cleft.
2. (Bot.) Divided deeply; cleft.
Split pease, hulled pease split for making soup, etc.
Split pin (Mach.), a pin with one end split so that it may
be spread open to secure it in its place.
Split pulley, a parting pulley. See under Pulley.
Split ring, a ring with overlapped or interlocked ends
which may be sprung apart so that objects, as keys, may be
strung upon the ring or removed from it.
Split ticket, a ballot containing the names of only a
portion of the candidates regularly nominated by one
party, other names being substituted for those omitted.
[U.S.]
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