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1.nounAn inferior kind of cannel coal from Scottish collieries, having a slaty structure.
2.nounA narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.
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.nounA bone found on either side of a horse's cannon bone; the second or fourth metacarpal (forelimb) or metatarsal (hindlimb) bone.
7.nounA disease affecting the splint bones, as a callosity or hard excrescence.
8.verbTo apply a splint to; to fasten with splints.
9.verbTo support one's abdomen with hands or a pillow before attempting to cough.
10.verbTo split into thin, slender pieces; to splinter.