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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
splint
n 1: a thin sliver of wood; "he lit the fire with a burning
splint"
2: an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and
protect a part of the body (as a broken leg)
v 1: support with a splint; "splint a broken finger"
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Splent \Splent\ (spl[e^]nt), n.
1. See Splent.
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2. See Splent coal, below.
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Splent coal, an inferior kind of cannel coal from Scotch
collieries; -- called also splent, splint, and splint
coal.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
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.
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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.
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3. (Anat.) A splint bone.
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4. (Far.) A disease affecting the splint bones, as a
callosity or hard excrescence.
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5. (Anc. Armor.) One of the small plates of metal used in
making splint armor. See Splint armor, below.
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The knees and feet were defended by splints, or thin
plates of steel. --Sir. W.
Scott.
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6. Splint, or splent, coal. See Splent coal, under
Splent.
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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.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
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.
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2. To fasten or confine with splints, as a broken limb. See
Splint, n., 2. [R.] --Shak.
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
Ace bandage, Band-Aid, adhesive tape, application, band, bandage, bandaging, bathe, binder, brace, care for, cast, cataplasm, compress, cotton, court plaster, cravat, cure, diagnose, doctor, dressing, elastic bandage, epithem, flux, four-tailed bandage, gauze, give care to, heal, lint, massage, minister to, nurse, operate on, physic, plaster, plaster cast, pledget, poultice, purge, remedy, roller, roller bandage, rub, rubber bandage, sling, sponge, strap, stupe, tampon, tape, tent, tourniquet, treat, triangular bandage |
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Common Misspellings > |
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