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Splitter vs. Sinker — What's the Difference?

Splitter vs. Sinker — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Splitter and Sinker

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Splitter

One that splits
A splitter of wood.

Sinker

One that sinks, as a weight used for sinking fishing lines or nets.

Splitter

A device that splits an electrical line into two lines.

Sinker

(Slang) A doughnut.

Splitter

See split-fingered fastball.
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Sinker

(Baseball) A sinkerball.

Splitter

A person or a thing that splits.

Sinker

One who sinks something.

Splitter

A wedge used to cut logs down the middle.

Sinker

(fishing) A weight used in fishing to cause the line or net to sink.
Hook the sinker onto this loop.

Splitter

A quarry worker who splits slate into sheets.

Sinker

(baseball) Any of several high speed pitches that have a downward motion near the plate; a two-seam fastball, a split-finger fastball, or a forkball.
His sinkers drew one ground ball after another.

Splitter

(colloquial) A scientist in one of various fields who prefers to split categories such as species or dialects up into smaller groups.

Sinker

(construction) Sinker nail, used for framing in current construction.

Splitter

(baseball) A split-finger fastball.

Sinker

(slang) A doughnut; a biscuit.

Splitter

(graphical user interface) A draggable vertical or horizontal bar used to adjust the relative sizes of two adjacent windows.

Sinker

In knitting machines, one of the thin plates, blades, or other devices, that depress the loops upon or between the needles.

Splitter

(US) A wheaten cake split and buttered when hot.

Sinker

One who, or that which, sinks.

Splitter

One who splits hairs in argument, etc.

Sinker

A small ring-shaped friedcake

Splitter

A device with two electrical plugs that plugs into an electrical outlet, effectively converting the electrical outlet into two; socket converter.

Sinker

A weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water)

Splitter

One who, or that which, splits.

Sinker

A pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate

Splitter

A worker who splits fish and removes the backbone

Splitter

A taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics

Splitter

A laborer who splits logs to build split-rail fences

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