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.
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.
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.
Splin"ter, v. i. To become split
into long pieces.