splintedadj.
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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > wood > wood in specific form > [adjective] > made of splints
splinted1538
splinten1688
1538 in East Anglian (1910) 227 At the backe side of a splented wall where the cley was broken away.
1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 207 Sifted through a fine Splinted-sieve.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > materials having undergone process > [adjective] > having undergone other processes
alumed1574
splinted1616
scribed1678
cold-drawn1716
droved1754
cool-drawn1774
swaged1842
spliced1859
chiselled1873
steam-cured1909
refinished1910
precast1914
fibrillated1929
plasticized1937
foamed1943
1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) ii. lxii. 318 There are also other hiues which are made of splinted wands of hassell or such like pliant wood.
1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia ii. 34 To scarrifie a swelling, or make incision, their best instruments are some splinted stone.
3. Of a horse: Affected with the splint; having a splint or splints. rare.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of horses > [adjective] > disorders of legs > tumour
spavinedc1430
gouty?1523
gourded1610
windgalled1665
gorged1688
splinted1697
gourdy1704
ringboned1712
spavied1786
grapy1838
curby1841
1697 London Gaz. No. 3323/4 Stolen.., a brown bay Gelding.., splinted under both his Knees.
4. Bound or held in a surgical splint or splints.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > treatments uniting or replacing parts > [adjective] > relating to treatment of fractures > splinted
splinted1888
1888 W. E. Henley Bk. Verses 28 Stumps are shaking, crutch-supported; Splinted fingers tap the rhythm.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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