splint bone

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splint bone - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Splint \Splint\, n. [Akin to D. splinter,G. splinter, splitter,
     Dan. splint, Sw. splint a kind of spike, a forelock (in
     nautical use), Sw. splintato splint, splinter, Dan. splinte,
     and E. split. See Split, v. t., and cf. Splent.]
     1. A piece split off; a splinter.
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     2. (Surg.) A thin piece of wood, or other substance, used to
        keep in place, or protect, an injured part, especially a
        broken bone when set.
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     3. (Anat.) A splint bone.
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     4. (Far.) A disease affecting the splint bones, as a
        callosity or hard excrescence.
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     5. (Anc. Armor.) One of the small plates of metal used in
        making splint armor. See Splint armor, below.
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              The knees and feet were defended by splints, or thin
              plates of steel.                      --Sir. W.
                                                    Scott.
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     6. Splint, or splent, coal. See Splent coal, under
        Splent.
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     Splint armor,a kind of ancient armor formed of thin plates
        of metal, usually overlapping each other and allowing the
        limbs to move freely.
  
     Splint bone (Anat.), one of the rudimentary, splintlike
        metacarpal or metatarsal bones on either side of the
        cannon bone in the limbs of the horse and allied animals.
        
  
     Splint coal. See Splent coal, under Splent.
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splint bone - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  splint bone
      n 1: a rudimentary metacarpal or metatarsal bone on either side
           of the cannon bone in the leg of a horse or related animal