splint >> splɪnt
Definition: [noun] a strip of rigid material used for supporting and immobilizing a broken bone when it has been set.
Example: she had to wear splints on her legs
Definition: [noun] a long, thin strip of wood used to light a fire.
Definition: [noun] a bony enlargement on the inside of a horse's leg, on the splint bone.
Definition: [noun] a fragment of diamond.
Definition: [verb] secure (a broken limb) with a splint or splints.
Example: his leg was splinted