SPLENT

Noun

splent (plural splents)

Obsolete form of splint.

Source: Wiktionary

Splent, n.

1. See Splent.

2. See Splent coal, below. Splent coal, an inferior kind of cannel coal from Scotch collieries; -- called also splent, splint, and splint coal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition