From: Steven Lumos <steven@...>
Date: 2006-10-12T07:01:27+09:00
Subject: Re: What about 'splay'?

Sean Russell <ser@germane-software.com> writes:
> On Wednesday 11 October 2006 13:55, Eero Saynatkari wrote:
>> On 2006.10.12 02:32, dblack@wobblini.net wrote:
>> > The word 'splay' occurs to me, as something that sounds sort of
> ...
>> David, you thought 'splat' was whimsical :P
>
> Actually, "splay" has a well defined, non-whimsical, and appropriate 
> definition:
>
> 	1. To display; to spread.
>
> As in, splaying your fingers.
>
> It also means to dislocate, to castrate, and to render oblique.  
> However, I've only ever heard it used with the first definition: to 
> spread out, and I haven't picked up any humorous or negative 
> connotations for it.
>
> FWIW.
>
> --- SER

  splat, v. 1. trans. To cut up, to split open; esp. [a fish] (Obs.)

(OED)

Steve