splint
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An inferior kind of cannel coal from Scottish collieries, having a slaty structure.
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A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.
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A dental device applied consequent to undergoing orthodontia.
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A device to immobilize a body part.
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A segment of armour consisting of a narrow overlapping plate.
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A bone found on either side of a horse's cannon bone; the second or fourth metacarpal (forelimb) or metatarsal (hindlimb) bone.
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A disease affecting the splint bones, as a callosity or hard excrescence.
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To apply a splint to; to fasten with splints.
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To support one's abdomen with hands or a pillow before attempting to cough.
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To split into thin, slender pieces; to splinter.
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