Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Composed of splints: as, splinted armor.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
splint .
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Examples
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Then it should be "splinted" -- that is, fastened to a board or something else to prevent motion and keep the ends of the broken bone together.
In Time of Emergency A Citizen's Handbook on Nuclear Attack, Natural Disasters (1968) United States. Office of Civil Defense
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She cradled her splinted arm tightly against her chest, her eyes dull as she stared at the amp next to the mic stand.
Brush of Darkness Allison Pang 2011
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The rules are that a contestant with health issues can be stitched, disinfected, splinted and/or hydrated by drinking water, but not given something to eat or given a day of rest in a hospital.
'Survivor Talk': Russell says he was 'pissed' at Jeff Probst for pulling him from the game | EW.com 2009
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She cradled her splinted arm tightly against her chest, her eyes dull as she stared at the amp next to the mic stand.
Brush of Darkness Allison Pang 2011
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Then she splinted and missed him crashing into the green, his skateboard sliding away to safety by the bin.
Home/Skateboard/Smoke Nicolette Wong 2011
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And one states tea party people may be splinted into 5 groups w/little in common. theres no actual tea party. its just a label
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She arrived 10 minutes early and was taken to an X-ray room where her fracture was diagnosed, her toe was splinted and she was given a black boot to stabilize her foot and a prescription for a painkiller.
At the Mall: New Clinics Let Patients Skip the ER Laura Landro 2011
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The duckling was lying on its side with its splinted leg sticking out.
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When I got home, I checked on the duckling with the splinted leg.
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Because she didn't have a front leg to stand on and be splinted, she was immediately euthanized, Bramlage said.
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