■ noun
1》 a strip of rigid material for supporting a broken bone when it has been set.
2》 a long, thin strip of wood used in basketwork or to light a fire.
3》 a bony enlargement on the inside of a horse's leg, on the ~ bone.
■ verb secure with a ~ or ~s.
Origin
ME (also denoting a section of armour): from MDu., Mid. Low Ger. ~e 'metal plate or pin'; related to ~er .