splint bone
noun
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.
Origin of splint bone
First recorded in 1695–1705
Words nearby splint bone
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spliff,
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splinter group,
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split brain
British Dictionary definitions for splint bone
splint bone
noun
one of the rudimentary metacarpal or metatarsal bones in horses and similar animals, occurring on each side of the cannon bone