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backsplice

backsplice verb: to secure the ends of a twisted rope within the rope itself in order to prevent fraying.

Verb

backsplice (third-person singular simple present backsplices, present participle backsplicing, simple past and past participle backspliced)

  1. To secure the ends of a twisted rope within the rope itself in order to prevent fraying

Noun

backsplice (plural backsplices)

  1. Such a knot

Forms of backsplice

Verb
third-person singular presentbacksplices
present participlebacksplicing
past participlebackspliced
pastbackspliced
Noun
pluralbacksplices

Questions about backsplice

What does backsplice mean?
Backsplice means to secure the ends of a twisted rope within the rope itself in order to prevent fraying.
What part of speech is backsplice?
Backsplice can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of backsplice?
The past tense of backsplice is backspliced.

Words near backsplice in the dictionary

  1. backsplashes
  2. backsplashing
  3. backsplat
  4. backsplats
  5. backsplatter
  6. backsplice
  7. backspliced
  8. backsplices
  9. backsplicing
  10. backsplit
  11. backsplits

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