'Splint' definitions:

Definition of 'splint'

(from WordNet)
noun
A thin sliver of wood; "he lit the fire with a burning splint"
noun
An orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg)
verb
Support with a splint; "splint a broken finger"

Definition of 'Splint'

From: GCIDE
  • Splint \Splint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Splinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Splinting.] To split into splints, or thin, slender pieces; to splinter; to shiver. [Obs. or R.] --Florio. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To fasten or confine with splints, as a broken limb. See Splint, n., 2. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Splint'

From: GCIDE
  • Splint \Splint\, n. [Akin to D. splinter,G. splinter, splitter, Dan. splint, Sw. splint a kind of spike, a forelock (in nautical use), Sw. splintato splint, splinter, Dan. splinte, and E. split. See Split, v. t., and cf. Splent.]
  • 1. A piece split off; a splinter. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Surg.) A thin piece of wood, or other substance, used to keep in place, or protect, an injured part, especially a broken bone when set. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Anat.) A splint bone. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Far.) A disease affecting the splint bones, as a callosity or hard excrescence. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Anc. Armor.) One of the small plates of metal used in making splint armor. See Splint armor, below. [1913 Webster]
  • The knees and feet were defended by splints, or thin plates of steel. --Sir. W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. Splint, or splent, coal. See Splent coal, under Splent. [1913 Webster]
  • 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 (Anat.), 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'splint'

From: GCIDE
  • Splent \Splent\ (spl[e^]nt), n.
  • 1. See Splent. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. See Splent coal, below. [1913 Webster]
  • Splent coal, an inferior kind of cannel coal from Scotch collieries; -- called also splent, splint, and {splint coal}. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'splint'

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Words containing 'Splint'