SPLINT (2)

splint (2)|splinter. Splint, or Splinter, v.t. to secure by splints, to shiver

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Splint, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Splinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Splinting.] To split into splints, or thin, slender pieces; to splinter; to shiver. Florio. 2. 2. To fasten or confine with splints, as a broken limb. See Splint, n., 2. Shak.