splintˈer noun

1. A piece of wood, metal, etc split off, esp a needlelike piece
2. A slender strip of wood, esp one used as a torch
3. A splint (obsolete)

To split into splinters

To put in splints, hence join, piece

splintˈery adjective

1. Made of, or like, splinters
2. Apt to splinter

splint armour noun

Armour of narrow overlapping plates

splint bone noun

1. A small bone alongside the cannon bone in the horse, etc, the second or the fourth metacarpal or metatarsal (also splent bone)
2. The fibula

splint coal noun

A hard coal of uneven fracture that does not cake

splinter bar noun

The crossbar of a coach, supporting the springs

splinter bone noun

The fibula

splinter group or splinter party noun

A group or party formed by a breakaway from a larger body

splintˈer-proof adjective

Proof against the splinters of bursting shells or bombs, or against splintering

splintery fracture noun (mineralogy)

The property of breaking with a surface like broken wood

splintˈwood noun

Sapwood