bone splint
21splint-bone — /ˈsplɪnt boʊn/ (say splint bohn) noun one of the rudimentary, splint like metacarpal or metatarsal bones of the horse or some allied animal, closely applied one on each side of the back of each cannon bone …
22splint — splint1 [ splınt ] noun count a piece of metal, plastic, or wood that is put next to a broken bone to hold it in place while it gets better splint splint 2 [ splınt ] verb transitive to put a splint on a part of someone s body …
23splint — I. noun also splent Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Low German splinte, splente; probably akin to Middle Dutch splitten to split Date: 14th century 1. a small plate or strip of metal used in making armor 2. a. a thin strip of wood suitable …
24splint — UK [splɪnt] / US noun [countable] Word forms splint : singular splint plural splints a piece of metal, plastic, or wood that is put next to a broken bone to hold it in place while it gets better …
25splint bone — noun Date: 1704 one of the slender rudimentary metacarpal or metatarsal bones on either side of the cannon bone in the limbs of the horse and related animals …
26splint bone — one of the rudimentary, splintlike metacarpal or metatarsal bones of the horse or some allied animal, one on each side of the back of each cannon bone. [1695 1705] * * * …
27splint bone — noun either of two small bones in the foreleg of a horse or other large quadruped, lying behind and close to the cannon bone …
28splint — noun (C) a flat piece of wood, metal etc, used for keeping a broken bone in position while it mends …
29splint — [splɪnt] noun [C] a piece of metal, plastic, or wood that is put next to a broken bone in order to hold it in place …
30splint-bone — …
