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Webster 1913 Edition

Splinter

Splin′ter

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Splintered
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Splintering
.]
[Cf. LG.
splittern
,
splinteren
. See
Splint
,
Noun.
,
Split
.]
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.

Splin′ter

,
Verb.
I.
To become split into long pieces.

Splin′ter

,
Noun.
[See
Splinter
,
Verb.
, or
Splint
,
Noun.
]
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Splinter

SPLINTER

,
Verb.
I.
To be split or rent into long pieces.

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