(transitive) To apply a splint to; to fasten with splints. / To support one's abdomen with hands or a pillow before attempting to cough.

A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece. / (dentistry) A dental device applied consequent to undergoing orthodontia. / (medicine) A device to immobilize a body part.

present participle of splint

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of splint

an equine ailment / plural of splint

simple past tense and past participle of splint

(medicine) A painful inflammation of the muscles in the shins, especially frequent in runners; (more loosely) a painful condition in the shins.

Alternative form of splent coal

One of the rudimentary, splint-like metacarpal or metatarsal bones on either side of the cannon bone in the limbs of the horse and related animals.

plural of splint bone