Splinter
Splinter , transitive verb
[Compare LG. splittern, splinteren. See Splint, n., Split.]
1.
To split or rend into long, thin pieces; to shiver; as, the lightning splinters a tree.
After splintering their lances, they wheeled about, and... abandoned the field to the enemy.
2.
To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb. — Bp. Wren
Splinter , intransitive verb
To become split into long pieces.
Splinter , noun
[See Splinter, v., or Splint, n.]
A thin piece split or rent off lengthwise, as from wood, bone, or other solid substance; a thin piece; a sliver; as, splinters of a ship's mast rent off by a shot.
Collocations (1)
Splinter bar , (a) A crossbar in a coach, which supports the springs (b) The bar to which the traces are attached; a roller bolt; a whiffletree.