Category:Splinter

Splin"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Splintered; p. pr. & vb. n. Splintering.] Etym: [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.

Splinter Splin"ter, v. i.

Defn: to become split into long pieces.

Splinter Splin"ter, n. Etym: [see splinter, v., or splint, n.]

Defn: 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.