Split, a. 1. Divided; cleft.
2. (Bot.) Divided deeply; cleft.
Split pease, hulled pease split for making soup, etc. — Split pin(Mach.), a pin with one end split so that it may be spread open to secure it in its place. — Split pulley, a parting pulley. See under Pulley. — Split ring, a ring with overlapped or interlocked ends which may be sprung apart so that objects, as keys, may be strung upon the ring or removed from it. — Split ticket, a ballot containing the names of only a portion of the candidates regularly nominated by one party, other names being substituted for those omitted.