Pronunciations (2)
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/splɪnt/
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splɪnt
Noun
A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.
A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece. A splinter caught in the skin.
Usage- West-Midlands
A dental device applied consequent to undergoing orthodontia.
A device to immobilize a body part.
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[...] I saw in the white men's ward that little chap tossing on his back, with his arm in splints, and quite light-headed.
A segment of armour consisting of a narrow overlapping plate.
Usage- Historical
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The fore-part of his thighs, where the folds of his mantle permitted them to be seen, were also covered with linked mail; the knees and feet were defended by splints, or thin plates of steel, ingeniously jointed upon each other; and mail hose, reaching from the ancle to the knee, effectually protected the legs, and completed the rider's defensive armour.
Synonym of splent coal.
A bone found on either side of a horse's cannon bone; the second or fourth metacarpal (forelimb) or metatarsal (hindlimb) bone.
A disease affecting the splint bones, as a callosity or hard excrescence.
Verb
To apply a splint to; to fasten with splints.
Usage- Transitive
To support one's abdomen with hands or a pillow before attempting to cough.
To press fingers against the vaginal wall to ease defecation.
To split into thin, slender pieces; to splinter.
Usage- Obsolete
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Noun
a thin sliver of wood
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he lit the fire with a burning splint
an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg)
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Verb
support with a splint
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splint a broken finger