单词 | splint |
释义 | splint(splɪnt) noun 1. a rigid support for restricting movement of an injured part, esp a broken bone 2. a thin sliver of wood, esp one that is used to light cigars, a fire, etc 3. a thin strip of wood woven with others to form a chair seat, basket, etc 4. veterinary science inflammation of the small metatarsal or metacarpal bones along the side of the cannon bone of a horse 5. one of the overlapping metal plates used in armour after about 1330 6. another word for splinter verb 7. to apply a splint to (a broken arm, etc) Derived forms splintlike (ˈsplintˌlike) adjective Word origin C13: from Middle Low German splinte; related to Middle Dutch splinte splint, Old High German spaltan to split |
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