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splinted

splinted is the simple past and past participle of splint.

Meaning of splint

Verb

splint (third-person singular simple present splints, present participle splinting, simple past and past participle splinted)

  1. (transitive) To apply a splint to; to fasten with splints.
  2. To support one's abdomen with hands or a pillow before attempting to cough.
  3. To press fingers against the vaginal wall to ease defecation.
  4. (obsolete, rare, transitive) To split into thin, slender pieces; to splinter.

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Questions about splinted

What is splinted the simple past and past participle of?
Splinted is the simple past and past participle of splint.

Words near splinted in the dictionary

  1. splint bone
  2. splint bones
  3. splint coal
  4. splintable
  5. splintage
  6. splinted
  7. splinter
  8. splinter bar
  9. splinter bars
  10. splinter bone
  11. splinter bones

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