Category:Sliver

Sliv"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slivered; p. pr. & vb. n. Slivering.] Etym: [see slive, v. t.]

Defn: to cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small Pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit; as, to sliver wood. Shak. They 'll sliver thee like a turnip. Sir w. Scott.

Sliver Sliv"er, n.

1. A long piece cut ot rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; 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. pl.

Defn: bait made of pieces of small fish. Cf. Kibblings. [local, u.s.] Bartlett.