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• Slivering
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(1):

(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.

(2):

(n.) A long piece cut ot rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter.

(3):

(n.) 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.

(4):

(n.) Bait made of pieces of small fish. Cf. Kibblings.