"splayer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: splayers [plural]
Etymology: splay + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|splay|er}} splay + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} splayer (plural splayers)
  1. One who splays.
    Sense id: en-splayer-en-noun-ZlTtBiv8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er

Inflected forms

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