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.
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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Splinter \Splin"ter\, n. [See Splinter, v., or Splint, n.]
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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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