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Webster 1913 Edition

sliver

sliv′er

(slĭv′ẽr or slī′vẽr; 277)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
slivered
(slĭv′ẽrd)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
slivering
.]
[See
Slive
,
Verb.
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.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sliver

SLIV'ER

,
Verb.
T.
To cut or divide into long thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; as, to sliver wood.

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