Definition of split-new:
(v) :
(transitive, ergative, of something solid) To divide fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
(v) :
(intransitive, of something solid, particularly wood) To break along the grain fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
(v) :
(transitive) To share; to divide.
(v) :
(transitive, intransitive, slang) To leave.
(v) :
(intransitive, of a couple) To separate.
(v) :
(ambitransitive) To (cause to) break up; to throw into discord.