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Pronunciation : Sliv"er
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [See Slive, v. t.]
Definition : 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.

t. [imp. & p. p. Slivered; p. pr. & vb. n. Slivering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Sliv"er
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913