Sliv"er (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Slivered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Slivering.] [See Slive, v. t.] 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.
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. Bait made of pieces of small
fish. Cf. Kibblings. [Local, U.S.] Bartlett.
Sliv"er (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Slivered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Slivering.] [See Slive, v. t.] 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.
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. Bait made of pieces of small
fish. Cf. Kibblings. [Local, U.S.] Bartlett.
