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Splint

noun

A thin sliver of wood.

An orthopedic mechanical device used to immobilize and protect a part of the body (as a broken leg).

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"Splint" Quotes from Famous Books

... sidewise for an inspection of the colt's action forward. "Haint never thought he had a splint on that forward ...

— A Modern Instance • William Dean Howells

... nearest rotting log, but one of the negroes was before him with a blazing pitch-pine splint. There was a respectful recoil in the opposing ranks which presently became a somewhat panicky surge to the rear. The shovelers, more than half of whom were negroes, had not come out to be blown from a cannon's ...

— The Quickening • Francis Lynde

... said the American, and opening his box he took out a match, lit it, and going down upon one knee held the burning splint below him. ...

— The Peril Finders • George Manville Fenn

... stranger had time to offer his assistance. The dog's hurt was, he agreed with Rachel, a broken leg, and his offer of carrying it home could not be refused, especially as he touched it with remarkable tenderness and dexterity, adding that with a splint or two, he thought he had surgery enough to set ...

— The Clever Woman of the Family • Charlotte M. Yonge

Words linked to "Splint" : care for, medicine, splint bone, treat, shaving, sliver, mechanical device, practice of medicine, paring