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backsplicing

backsplicing is the present participle and gerund of backsplice.

Meaning of backsplice

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

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Questions about backsplicing

What is backsplicing the present participle and gerund of?
Backsplicing is the present participle and gerund of backsplice.

Words near backsplicing in the dictionary

  1. backsplats
  2. backsplatter
  3. backsplice
  4. backspliced
  5. backsplices
  6. backsplicing
  7. backsplit
  8. backsplits
  9. backspot flying fish
  10. backspread
  11. backspun

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backsplicing (page history and authors); backsplice (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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