splint bone

American  

noun

1. one of the rudimentary, splintlike metacarpal or metatarsal bones of the horse or some allied animal, one on each side of the back of each cannon bone.

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splint bone British  

noun

1. one of the rudimentary metacarpal or metatarsal bones in horses and similar animals, occurring on each side of the cannon bone

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Etymology

Origin of splint bone

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

Trainer Mark Casse says Victory to Victory won’t run in the mile race Friday because of a splint bone injury.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2016

He fractured a splint bone, he'd been swimming a lot but there's no substitute for cantering.

From The Guardian • Feb. 25, 2013

But Algorithms, the morning-line favorite, was scratched before the race after injuring a splint bone in his right front leg.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2012

When the deer caught this time was brought home, Man told his people to take a splint bone from its foreleg and to drill a hole in the large end of it.

From A Treasury of Eskimo Tales by Carlson, George

Splints are caused by strains and rupture of the ligament that binds the splint bone to the cannon bone.

From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.