Definition of splint
- v. t. - A piece split off; a splinter.
- v. t. - A thin piece of wood, or other substance, used to keep
in place, or protect, an injured part, especially a broken bone when
set.
- v. t. - A splint bone.
- v. t. - A disease affecting the splint bones, as a callosity or
hard excrescence.
- v. t. - One of the small plates of metal used in making splint
armor. See Splint armor, below.
- v. t. - Splint, or splent, coal. See Splent coal, under Splent.
- v. t. - To split into splints, or thin, slender pieces; to
splinter; to shiver.
- v. t. - To fasten or confine with splints, as a broken limb. See
Splint, n., 2.
Syllable Information
The word splint is a 6 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for splint is: splint