Splint
Splint , noun
[Akin to Dutch splinter,German splinter, splitter, Danish splint, Swedish splint a kind of spike, a forelock (in nautical use), Swedish splintato splint, splinter, Danish splinte, and English split. See Split, transitive verb, and compare Splent.]
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A piece split off; a splinter.
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(Surgery) A thin piece of wood, or other substance, used to keep in place, or protect, an injured part, especially a broken bone when set.
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(Anatomy) A splint bone.
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(Farriery) A disease affecting the splint bones, as a callosity or hard excrescence.
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(Anc. Armor.) One of the small plates of metal used in making splint armor. See Splint armor, below.
The knees and feet were defended by splints, or thin plates of steel.
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Splint, or splent, coal. See Splent coal, under Splent.
Collocations (3)
Splint armor , a kind of ancient armor formed of thin plates of metal, usually overlapping each other and allowing the limbs to move freely.
Splint bone (Anatomy) , one of the rudimentary, splintlike metacarpal or metatarsal bones on either side of the cannon bone in the limbs of the horse and allied animals.
Splint coal , See Splent coal, under Splent.
Splint , transitive verb
To split into splints, or thin, slender pieces; to splinter; to shiver. [Obsolete or Rare] — Florio
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