Definitions
1.NounA narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.
A splinter caught in the skin.
2.NounA splinter caught in the skin.
3.NounA dental device applied consequent to undergoing orthodontia.
4.NounA device to immobilize a body part.
5.NounA segment of armour consisting of a narrow overlapping plate.
6.NounSynonym of splent coal.
7.NounA bone found on either side of a horse's cannon bone; the second or fourth metacarpal (forelimb) or metatarsal (hindlimb) bone.
8.NounA disease affecting the splint bones, as a callosity or hard excrescence.
9.VerbTo apply a splint to; to fasten with splints.
10.VerbTo support one's abdomen with hands or a pillow before attempting to cough.
11.VerbTo press fingers against the vaginal wall to ease defecation.
12.VerbTo split into thin, slender pieces; to splinter.