Splints

noun, verb

noun, verb ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    an equine ailment

    "“As an inventor,” Bob Mason suggested, “you're a howling success at shooting craps ! If I were as free of spavins, ringbone, saddle-galls, and splints as you are, I'd have that nanny-goat in here, hog-tie her, flop her and let the boy help himself. …”"

  2. 2
    plural of splint form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of splint form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

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ace bandageadhesive tapeapplicationbandband aidband-aid

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"He broke his arm and they had to put splints on it."

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