Splint
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Splint
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1 v. t.
A piece split off; a splinter.
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2 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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3 v. t.
A splint bone.
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4 v. t.
A disease affecting the splint bones, as a callosity or hard excrescence.
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5 v. t.
One of the small plates of metal used in making splint armor. See Splint armor, below.
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6 v. t.
Splint, or splent, coal. See Splent coal, under Splent.
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7 v. t.
To split into splints, or thin, slender pieces; to splinter; to shiver.
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8 v. t.
To fasten or confine with splints, as a broken limb. See Splint, n., 2.
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9 v. t.
A piece split off; a splinter.
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10 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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11 v. t.
A splint bone.
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12 v. t.
A disease affecting the splint bones, as a callosity or hard excrescence.
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13 v. t.
One of the small plates of metal used in making splint armor. See Splint armor, below.
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14 v. t.
Splint, or splent, coal. See Splent coal, under Splent.
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15 v. t.
To split into splints, or thin, slender pieces; to splinter; to shiver.
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16 v. t.
To fasten or confine with splints, as a broken limb. See Splint, n., 2.