Plural of splint
regular plural
The plural of splint is splints.
Forms of splint
| Singular | splint /splɪnt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | splints |
| Countable | countable |
Splints in a sentence
- Splints and slings, already described, are easily artificed out of small saplings or from stiff bark.1922, Appalachian Mountain Club, The A.M.C. White Mountain Guide: A Guide to Trails in the Mountains. From the entry artifice
- Over a dirty hemp tunic he'd thrown a jerkin of goat's pelt in the manner of goatherds, two splints on the ankles were tied blood-stoppingly fast with leather thongs.2000, Eva Bourke, Travels with Gandolpho, page 38. From the entry stoppingly
- If I were as free of spavins, ringbone, saddle-galls, and splints as you are, I'd have that nanny-goat in here, hog-tie her, flop her and let the boy help himself.[1920], Peter B[ernhard] Kyne, chapter XII, in The Understanding Heart, Toronto, Ont.: The Copp Clark Co., →OCLC, page 202. From the entry spavin
Meaning of splint
- noun A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.
- noun A splinter caught in the skin.
- noun A dental device applied consequent to undergoing orthodontia.
Questions about the plural of splint
- What is the plural of splint?
- The plural of splint is splints.
- Is splint countable?
- Splint is a countable noun.
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