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splint

noun
/splɪnt/

Etymology

From Middle English splint, splent, splente, from Middle Low German splinte, splente or Middle Dutch splint, splinte. Cognate with Old High German splinza (“bar, bolt, latch”). All ultimately from Proto-Germanic *splintǭ, *splintō (“piece of wood, splinter”), from Proto-Germanic *splint-, *splind- (“to split”), from a nasalized form of *splītaną (“to split”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pley- (“to split, splice”).

  1. derived from *(s)pley-✻ — “to split, splice”
  2. derived from *splint-✻
  3. derived from *splintǭ✻
  4. derived from splint
  5. derived from splinte
  6. inherited from splint

Definitions

  1. A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.

  2. A dental device applied consequent to undergoing orthodontia.

  3. A device to immobilize a body part.

    • [...] I saw in the white men's ward that little chap tossing on his back, with his arm in splints, and quite light-headed.
  4. ›+ 8 more definitions

    1. A segment of armour consisting of a narrow overlapping plate.

    2. Synonym of splent coal.

    3. A bone found on either side of a horse's cannon bone

      A bone found on either side of a horse's cannon bone; the second or fourth metacarpal (forelimb) or metatarsal (hindlimb) bone.

    4. A disease affecting the splint bones, as a callosity or hard excrescence.

    5. To apply a splint to

      To apply a splint to; to fasten with splints.

    6. To support one's abdomen with hands or a pillow before attempting to cough.

    7. To press fingers against the vaginal wall to ease defecation.

    8. To split into thin, slender pieces

      To split into thin, slender pieces; to splinter.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA