sliver

Definition of sliver

sliv´er   Pronunciation: slĭv´ẽr or slī´vẽr; 277
v. t.1.To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit; as, to sliver wood.
[imp. & p. p. slivered (slĭv"ẽrd); p. pr. & vb. n. slivering.]
They 'll sliver thee like a turnip.
- Sir W. Scott.
n.1.A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment, as of glass; a splinter.
2.A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which preceeds spinning.
3.Bait made of pieces of small fish. Cf. Kibblings.

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