sliver — Defs

01 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.

imp. & p. p. slivered; p. pr. & vb. n. slivering

1.
To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit; as, to sliver wood.
“They 'll sliver thee like a turnip.” — Sir W. Scott.

02 n. A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment, as of glass; a splinter.

1.
A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment, as of glass; 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.
Bait made of pieces of small fish. Cf. Kibblings.[Local, U.S.] See: Kibblings