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splints
verb(splint)
to support and immobilize (something, such as a broken bone) with a splint
splints
verb(splint)
to brace with or as if with splints
splints
noun(splint)
a small plate or strip of metal used in making armor
splints
noun(splint)
a thin strip of wood suitable for interweaving (as into baskets)
splints
noun(splint)
splinter
splints
noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction(splint)
injury to and inflammation of the tibial and toe extensor muscles or their fasciae caused by repeated minimal traumas (as by running)

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