How to pronounce splay

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What splay means

verb

To spread parts, like fingers or legs, wide apart

In a sentence: On the ice, the puppy's legs would splay out in all four directions.

Where it comes from: It's a shortened form of "display," which once meant to spread out or unfold.

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