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.
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{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.
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