leg splintn.

Brit.

/ˈlɛɡ splɪnt/, U.S.

/ˈlɛɡ ˌsplɪnt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: leg n., splint n.

Etymology: < leg n. + splint n.

†1. Scottish. Each of a pair of pieces of splint armour (see splint n. 1a) worn to protect the knees. Obsolete (historical in later use).

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > armour for limbs > [noun] > leg armour

leg harnessa1382

leg splint1430

chausses1484

leg shield1858

leglet1886

1430 in Rec. Parl. Scotl. to 1707 (2007) 1430/33 Ande othir simpillare..[to] hafe..pesane with..brestplate, pausis and legsplentis at the lest.

1495 in T. Dickson Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1877) I. 268 Gevin to Muncur of Dunde for leg splentis and a pare of arme splentis iiij li.

1829 P. F. Tytler Hist. Scotl. III. iii. 273 Breastplate, greaves, and legsplints.

1904 Trans. Glasgow Archæol. Soc. 4 249 Others..were bound to be armed with a gorget, rearbrace, vantbrace, greaves, and leg-splints.

2. A structure or piece of rigid material used to support or immobilize a leg, esp. a fractured leg.

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the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > surgical supports > [noun] > calliper for leg

iron1697

leg splint1824

leg brace1857

calliper1876

1824 Monthly Jrnl. Med. Nov. 266 A bandage was now applied tightly round the leg; over this, splints of split deal so as to incase the leg; and over the splints of split deal, a pair of common leg splints.

1857 Dublin Q. Jrnl. Med. Sci. 24 463 The wound was then plugged carefully, and the limb put upon Liston's leg splint, the part wounded being covered with a soft, warm poultice.

1891 Glasgow Herald 4 Aug. 1/4 Leg Splints, Spinal Supports, Poro-Plastic Jackets, Rupture Trusses, and all kinds of Appliances for Care of Deformity made and fitted.

1905 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 19 Aug. 383/1 If further support at the seat of fracture is deemed necessary, a few short leg splints could easily be applied round the femur in the usual way.

1942 Bluefield (W. Va.) Daily Tel. 27 Aug. 4/7 (advt.) Medical detachments in all branches of our military and naval forces require leg splints for emergency service.

1985 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 85 1338/3 A long leg splint prevents flexion deformities of the knee and keeps the foot in appropriate alignment.

2012 N. B. Lincoln et al. Psychol. Managem. of Stroke i. 24 People tend not to realise I am disabled, thinking only that I have sprained my ankle or something as I wear a leg splint.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	leg splint
释义	leg splintn. Brit. /ˈlɛɡ splɪnt/, U.S. /ˈlɛɡ ˌsplɪnt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: leg n., splint n. Etymology: < leg n. + splint n. †1. Scottish. Each of a pair of pieces of splint armour (see splint n. 1a) worn to protect the knees. Obsolete (historical in later use). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > armour for limbs > [noun] > leg armour leg harnessa1382 leg splint1430 chausses1484 leg shield1858 leglet1886 1430 in Rec. Parl. Scotl. to 1707 (2007) 1430/33 Ande othir simpillare..[to] hafe..pesane with..brestplate, pausis and legsplentis at the lest. 1495 in T. Dickson Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1877) I. 268 Gevin to Muncur of Dunde for leg splentis and a pare of arme splentis iiij li. 1829 P. F. Tytler Hist. Scotl. III. iii. 273 Breastplate, greaves, and legsplints. 1904 Trans. Glasgow Archæol. Soc. 4 249 Others..were bound to be armed with a gorget, rearbrace, vantbrace, greaves, and leg-splints. 2. A structure or piece of rigid material used to support or immobilize a leg, esp. a fractured leg. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > surgical supports > [noun] > calliper for leg iron1697 leg splint1824 leg brace1857 calliper1876 1824 Monthly Jrnl. Med. Nov. 266 A bandage was now applied tightly round the leg; over this, splints of split deal so as to incase the leg; and over the splints of split deal, a pair of common leg splints. 1857 Dublin Q. Jrnl. Med. Sci. 24 463 The wound was then plugged carefully, and the limb put upon Liston's leg splint, the part wounded being covered with a soft, warm poultice. 1891 Glasgow Herald 4 Aug. 1/4 Leg Splints, Spinal Supports, Poro-Plastic Jackets, Rupture Trusses, and all kinds of Appliances for Care of Deformity made and fitted. 1905 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 19 Aug. 383/1 If further support at the seat of fracture is deemed necessary, a few short leg splints could easily be applied round the femur in the usual way. 1942 Bluefield (W. Va.) Daily Tel. 27 Aug. 4/7 (advt.) Medical detachments in all branches of our military and naval forces require leg splints for emergency service. 1985 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 85 1338/3 A long leg splint prevents flexion deformities of the knee and keeps the foot in appropriate alignment. 2012 N. B. Lincoln et al. Psychol. Managem. of Stroke i. 24 People tend not to realise I am disabled, thinking only that I have sprained my ankle or something as I wear a leg splint. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1430
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