splint
noun
a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
had splinted
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past perfectof splint.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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His physician had splinted its broken leg and bound its injured wing, and together they were anxiously watching its recovery.
From The Delafield Affair by Florence Finch Kelly
