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The correct spelling is splint.
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noun
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The correct spelling is splint. An inferior kind of cannel coal from Scottish collieries, having a slaty structure.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.An inferior kind of cannel coal from Scottish collieries, having a slaty structure.
- 2.A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.
- 3.A dental device applied consequent to undergoing orthodontia.
- 4.A device to immobilize a body part.
- 5.A segment of armour consisting of a narrow overlapping plate.
verb
- 1.To apply a splint to; to fasten with splints.
- 2.To support one's abdomen with hands or a pillow before attempting to cough.
- 3.To split into thin, slender pieces; to splinter.
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