splint

1 a thin sliver of wood; "he lit the fire with a burning splint"

2 an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg) v : support with a splint; "splint a broken finger"

English

Etymology

from or

Noun

1. A narrow strip of wood split or peeled off of a larger piece.
2. A device to immobilize a body part.

   1900 ''But it so happened that I had a man in the hospital at the time, and going there to see about him the day before the opening of the Inquiry, I saw in the white men's ward that little chap tossing on his back, with his arm in splints, and quite light-headed. Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim'', Chapter 5.

3. A dental device applied consequent to undergoing orthodontia.
4. A segment of armor.

   1819 The fore-part of his thighs, where the folds of his mantle permitted them to be seen, were also covered with linked mail; the knees and feet were defended by splints , or thin plates of steel, ingeniously jointed upon each other; and mail hose, reaching from the ankle to the knee, effectually protected the legs, and completed the rider's defensive armour. — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe, Chapter 1.

5. A bone found on either side of the horse's cannon bone

Verb

1. To apply a splint.
2. To support one's abdomen with hands or a pillow before attempting to cough.

Derived terms

To pop a splint

1. an injury to the splint bone or surrounding area in a horse

Splint may refer to:

• Splint (programming tool), a device for checking computer programs
• Splint (medicine), a medical device for the immobilization of limbs or spine
• Splints, an ailment of horses
• Splint (orthodontic), a retainer built into teeth to keep them from changing positions, often after having dental braces
• Shin splints, a general term used to refer to a painful condition in the shin
• Splint armour, a type of medieval armor
• Splint Music, a rock band from Boston

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