A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.

(dentistry) A dental device applied consequent to undergoing orthodontia.

(medicine) A device to immobilize a body part.

(military, historical) A segment of armour consisting of a narrow overlapping plate.

(mining) Synonym of splent coal

(zootomy) A bone found on either side of a horse's cannon bone; the second or fourth metacarpal (forelimb) or metatarsal (hindlimb) bone.

(zootomy, veterinary medicine) A disease affecting the splint bones, as a callosity or hard excrescence.

(transitive) To apply a splint to; to fasten with splints.

To support one's abdomen with hands or a pillow before attempting to cough.