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split end

noun

Etymology

From split + end.

  1. derived from *andijōną✻
  2. derived from endian
  3. derived from enden
  4. inherited from *h₂entíos✻ — “forehead; front”
  5. inherited from *andijaz✻ — “end”
  6. inherited from *andī✻
  7. inherited from ende
  8. inherited from ende
  9. compounded as split end — “split + end”

Definitions

  1. A hair which has split at the end, usually from dryness or poor nutrition.

    • I've got so many split ends – I think I must be working too hard.

  2. The condition of having hairs with split ends.

    • Help! I've got split ends!

  3. The position which lines up wide and on the offensive line of scrimmage, whose primary…

    The position which lines up wide and on the offensive line of scrimmage, whose primary job is to serve as a wide receiver.

    • Jones played split end.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A player playing the position of split end.

      • The split end ran deep.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA