[splint] also splent n [ME, fr. MLG splinte, splente; prob. akin to MD splitten to split] (14c) 1: a small plate or strip of metal used in making armor
2. a: a thin strip of wood suitable for interweaving (as into baskets) b: splinter c: material or a device used to protect and immobilize a body part (as a broken arm)
3: a bony enlargement on the upper part of the cannon bone of a horse usu. on the inside of the leg
[2]splint vt (15c) 1: to support and immobilize (as a broken bone) with a splint
2: to brace with or as if with splints