sliver

Definitions

1. 1.A long piece cut ot rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter.
2. 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. 3.pl. Bait made of pieces of small fish. Cf. Kibblings. [Local, U.S.] Bartlett.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is a long piece cut ot rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is pl. Bait made of pieces of small fish. Cf. Kibblings. [Local, U.S.] Bartlett called?