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.