splint

¹splint

noun \ˈsplint\

Definition of SPLINT

1

: a small plate or strip of metal used in making armor

2

a : a thin strip of wood suitable for interweaving (as into baskets)

b : splinter

c : material or a device used to protect and immobilize a body part (as a broken arm)

3

: a bony enlargement on the upper part of the cannon bone of a horse usually on the inside of the leg

Variants of SPLINT

splint also splent \ˈsplent\

Examples of SPLINT

1. His leg was in a splint.
2. <a splint off the board>

Origin of SPLINT

Middle English, from Middle Low German splinte, splente; probably akin to Middle Dutch splitten to split

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to SPLINT

Synonyms

flake, sliver, spall, chip, splinter

Related Words

bit, disk (or disc), fragment, part, particle, portion, scrap, section, shard; flinders, shiver, smithereens; shred, tatter; clipping, paring, shave, shaving, snippet; leaf, sheet, slice

Near Antonyms

chunk, hunk, lump, slab

Rhymes with SPLINT

bint, dint, flint, glint, hint, lint, mint, print, quint, skint, sprint, squint, stint, suint, tint

²splint

transitive verb

Definition of SPLINT

1

: to support and immobilize (as a broken bone) with a splint

2

: to brace with or as if with splints

First Known Use of SPLINT

15th century