splint
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splint
- /splɪnt/
Rhymes with -ɪnt
Where it comes from
From Middle English splint, splent, splente, from Middle Low German splinte, splente or Middle Dutch splint, splinte. Cognate with Old High German splinza (“bar, bolt, latch”). All ultimately from Proto-Germanic *splintǭ, *splintō (“piece of wood, splinter”), from Proto-Germanic *splint-, *splind- (“to split”), from a nasalized form of *splītaną (“to split”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pley- (“to split, splice”).
noun splints
- A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.
- A splinter caught in the skin.
- A dental device applied consequent to undergoing orthodontia.
- A device to immobilize a body part. [...] I saw in the white men's ward that little chap tossing on his back, with his arm in splints, and quite light-headed.
- A segment of armour consisting of a narrow overlapping plate. The fore-part of his thighs, where the folds of his mantle permitted them to be seen, were also covered with linked mail; the knees and feet were defended by splints, or thin plates of steel, ingeniously jointed upon each other; and mail hose, reaching from the ancle to the knee, effectually protect
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Synonym of splent coal.
Similar: splent coal
- A bone found on either side of a horse's cannon bone; the second or fourth metacarpal (forelimb) or metatarsal (hindlimb) bone.
- A disease affecting the splint bones, as a callosity or hard excrescence.
verb splints · splinting · splinted
- To apply a splint to; to fasten with splints.
- To support one's abdomen with hands or a pillow before attempting to cough.
- To press fingers against the vaginal wall to ease defecation.
- To split into thin, slender pieces; to splinter.
Translations
Every language
noun narrow strip of wood
| 日本語 | 添木 soegi |
|---|---|
| Português | férula, tala |
| Français | éclisse |
| Italiano | scheggia, scaglia, frammento, stecca |
| Română | așchie |
| Русский | щепа́ ščepá, ще́пка ščépka, дра́нка dránka, лы́ко lýko |
noun immobilizing device
| Español | férula, tablilla |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | スプリント supurinto |
| Português | tala |
| Français | attelle |
| Deutsch | Schiene, Gipsschiene |
| Italiano | stecca, tutore |
| Română | atelă |
| Русский | ши́на šína, лубо́к lubók |
| Tiếng Việt | nẹp |
| עברית | סד sad |
noun dental device
| Deutsch | Protrusionsschiene |
|---|---|
| Italiano | protesi |
verb apply splint
| Español | entablillar |
|---|---|
| Русский | накла́дывать ши́ну nakládyvatʹ šínu |
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title = {splint},
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