splint

1. v. t. A piece split off; a splinter. Source: opted

2. v. t. A thin piece of wood, or other substance, used to keep in place, or protect, an injured part, especially a broken bone when set. Source: opted

3. v. t. A splint bone. Source: opted

4. v. t. A disease affecting the splint bones, as a callosity or hard excrescence. Source: opted

5. v. t. One of the small plates of metal used in making splint armor. See Splint armor, below. Source: opted

6. v. t. Splint, or splent, coal. See Splent coal, under Splent. Source: opted

7. v. t. To split into splints, or thin, slender pieces; to splinter; to shiver. Source: opted

8. v. t. To fasten or confine with splints, as a broken limb. See Splint, n., 2. Source: opted

9. n. a thin sliver of wood Source: wordnet

10. n. an orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg) Source: wordnet

11. v. support with a splint Source: wordnet

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