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Webster 1913 Edition
Splint
Splint
,Noun.
1.
A piece split off; a splinter.
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.
3.
(Anat.)
A splint bone.
4.
(Far.)
A disease affecting the splint bones, as a callosity or hard excrescence.
5.
(Anc. Armor.)
One of the small plates of metal used in making splint armor. See
Splint armor
, below. The knees and feet were defended by
splints
, or thin plates of steel. Sir. W. Scott.
6.
Splint, or splent, coal. See
Splent coal
, under Splent
. 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
.Splint
,Verb.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Splint
SPLINT
, SPLINTER,Noun.
1.
A piece of wood split off; a thin piece (in proportion to its thickness,) of wood or other solid substance, rent from the main body; as splinters of a ships side or mast, rent off by a shot.2.
In surgery, a thin piece of wood or other substance, used to hold or confine a broken bone when set.3.
A piece of bone rent off in a fracture.SPLINT
, SPLINTER,Verb.
T.
1.
To split or rend into long thin pieces; to shiver; as, the lightning splinters a tree.2.
To confine with splinters, as a broken limb.Definition 2024
şplint
şplint
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Crimean Tatar
Noun
şplint
Declension
Declension of şplint
| nominative | şplint |
|---|---|
| genitive | şplintniñ |
| dative | şplintke |
| accusative | şplintni |
| locative | şplintte |
| ablative | şplintten |
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8