Splits vs Splints - What's the difference?
splits | splints |
(dance, plurale tantum) A manoeuvre in dance or gymnastics by which the legs are extended straight out and perpendicular to the body, either to the sides or in front and behind.
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* 1920 , , The Understanding Heart , Chapter XII
*:# “As an inventor,” Bob Mason suggested, “you're a howling success at shooting craps?! If I were as free of spavins, ringbone, saddle-galls, and splints as you are, I'd have that nanny-goat in here, hog-tie her, flop her and let the boy help himself. …”
(splint)