splintered

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Splinter \Splin"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Splintered; p. pr. & vb. n. Splintering.] [Cf. LG. splittern, splinteren. See Splint, n., Split.]

1.To split or rend into long, thin pieces; to shiver; as, the lightning splinters a tree. [1913 Webster]

After splintering their lances, they wheeled about, and . . . abandoned the field to the enemy.— Prescott.[1913 Webster]

2.To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a broken limb. --Bp. Wren. [1913 Webster]

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