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splice

/splaɪs/
noun
  1. A junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.

  2. The electrical and mechanical connection between two pieces of wire or cable.

  3. That part of a bat where the handle joins the blade.

verb
  1. To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.

  2. To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.

  3. To unite in marriage.

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