One of the rudimentary, splint-like metacarpal or metatarsal bones on either side of the cannon bone in the limbs of the horse and related animals.

plural of splint bone

plural of coaptation splint

(medicine) A kind of splint worn in early life to correct hip dysplasia.

plural of Frejka splint

A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood. / A small such fragment that gets embedded in the flesh. / A group that formed by splitting off from a larger membership.

(intransitive) To come apart into long sharp fragments. / (transitive) To cause to break apart into long sharp fragments. / (figuratively, of a group) To break, or cause to break, into factions.

A political party formed by members of an existing one whose views or policies differ from those of the majority.

plural of splinter

plural of splinter group