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View usage for: (splɪnt) Word forms: plural splintscountable nounA splint is a long piece of wood or metal that is fastened to a broken arm, leg, or back to keep it still. splint in British English (splɪnt) noun1. 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 verb7. 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 splint in American English (splɪnt) noun1. a thin strip of wood or cane woven together with others to make baskets, chair seats, etc. 2. a thin strip of metal used in overlapping construction with others to make medieval armor 3. a thin, rigid strip of wood, metal, etc. set along a broken bone to keep the piecesin place or used to keep a part of the body in a fixed position 4. a bony growth or tumor on the cannon bone of a horse, mule, etc. verb transitive5. to fit, support, or hold in place with or as with a splint or splints Word origin ME splente < MDu or MLowG splinte: for IE base see split © Mert F. Tosun, Shutterstock Examples of 'splint' in a sentencesplint If you break your arm, I can set it into a splint; usually it heals but I can't explain why.Within minutes he was back, bearing a can of milk, a saucer, a splint, a bandage.The dead white of the bandage shocked on the dark skin of Hugh's hand; a splint held two of his fingers.Another week passed, on the fifth day of which Meggot pronounced Yvaine's splint ready to come off. Word lists withsplint Medical and surgical instruments and equipment, General smoking terms British English: splint / splɪnt/ NOUN A splint is a long piece of wood or metal that is fastened to a broken arm, leg, or back to keep it still. - American English: splint
- Arabic: جَبيرَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: tala
- Chinese: 藤条
- Croatian: udlaga
- Czech: dlaha
- Danish: skinne
- Dutch: spalk
- European Spanish: tablilla
- Finnish: lasta säle
- French: attelle
- German: Schiene Medizin
- Greek: νάρθηκας
- Italian: stecca
- Japanese: 添え木
- Korean: 부목
- Norwegian: flis
- Polish: szyna
- European Portuguese: tala
- Romanian: atelă
- Russian: лубок
- Latin American Spanish: tablilla
- Swedish: skena
- Thai: เฝือก
- Turkish: süyek
- Ukrainian: медична шина
- Vietnamese: thanh nẹp
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