splices
noun
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A junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.
The electrical and mechanical connection between two pieces of wire or cable.
That part of a bat where the handle joins the blade.
Bonding or joining of overlapping materials.
verb
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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.
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.
To unite in marriage.
To unite as if splicing.
Example: He argues against attempts to splice different genres or species of literature into a single composition.