Definition of Splint
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(v. t.) A piece split off; a splinter.
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(v. t.) 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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(v. t.) A splint bone.
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(v. t.) A disease affecting the splint bones, as a callosity or hard excrescence.
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(v. t.) One of the small plates of metal used in making splint armor. See Splint armor, below.
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(v. t.) Splint, or splent, coal. See Splent coal, under Splent.
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(v. t.) To split into splints, or thin, slender pieces; to splinter; to shiver.
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(v. t.) To fasten or confine with splints, as a broken limb. See Splint, n., 2.
Synonyms of Splint
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Antonyms of Splint
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Homophones of Splint
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