Splint bone Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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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  1. (Anat.), one of the rudimentary, splintlike metacarpal or metatarsal bones on either side of the cannon bone in the limbs of the horse and allied animals.

Webster 1913