splint bone
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splint bone
n.
Either of two small metacarpal or metatarsal bones in horses or related animals.
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splint bone
n
(Zoology) 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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splint′ bone`
n.
one of a pair of rudimentary bones of the horse and allied animals, situated on either side of the shank at the back of the legs.
[1695–1705]
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Noun | 1. | splint bone - a rudimentary metacarpal or metatarsal bone on either side of the cannon bone in the leg of a horse or related animal |
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