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Pronunciation : Splin"ter
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. LG. splittern, splinteren. See Splint, n., Split.]
Definition : 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.

t. [imp. & p. p. Splintered; p. pr. & vb. n. Splintering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Splin"ter
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To become split into long pieces.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Splin"ter
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See Splinter, v., or Splint, n.]
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913