splint

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

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

A dental device applied consequent to undergoing orthodontia.

A device to immobilize a body part.

[...] I saw in the white men's ward that little chap tossing on his back, with his arm in splints, and quite light-headed.

A segment of armour consisting of a narrow overlapping plate.

The fore-part of his thighs, where the folds of his mantle permitted them to be seen, were also covered with linked mail; the knees and feet were defended by splints, or thin plates of steel, ingeniously jointed upon each other; and mail hose, reaching from the ancle to the knee, effectually protected the legs, and completed the rider's defensive armour.

To apply a splint to; to fasten with splints.

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

To split into thin, slender pieces; to splinter.