Splin"ter , n. [See Splinter, v., or Splint, n.]
A thin piece split or rent
off lengthwise, as from wood, bone, or other solid substance; a thin piece; a
sliver; as, splinters of a ship's mast rent off by a shot.
Splinter bar. (a) A crossbar in a
coach, which supports the springs. (b)
The bar to which the
traces are attached; a roller bolt; a whiffletree.
Splin"ter , v. i. To become split into long pieces.
Splin"ter (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Splintered (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Splintering.]
[Cf. LG. splittern, splinteren. See Splint, n., Split.]
1. To split
or rend into long, thin pieces; to shiver; as, the lightning splinters
a tree.
After splintering their lances, they wheeled about, and . . . abandoned the field to
the enemy.
Prescott. 2. To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb. Bp. Wren.
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