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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

... set of nine splints flat on a surface. Take one of the remaining nine and weave across for the first row. Add a second splint, weaving in and out through alternate ones. Continue until all the nine splits are woven in and the square base of the basket is formed. Have splints sufficiently damp to be flexible; otherwise they may break. Bend up the splints at right angles to the base for ...

— Construction Work for Rural and Elementary Schools • Virginia McGaw

... 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

... discountenanced all such employments, even if it was to improve odd moments. There was no carpet on the floor, which was scrubbed to spotlessness; chairs of oaken frame, bent, and polished by the busy housewife until they shone, with seats of broad splint or rushes painted yellow. A large set of drawers with several shelves on top stood between the windows, and a wooden settle was ranged along the wall. A table with a great Bible and two or three religious books, and a high mantel with two enormous pitchers ...

— A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia • Amanda Minnie Douglas

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