backsplice

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verb

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

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Meanings

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

present singular third person backsplices · participle present backsplicing · participle past backspliced · past backspliced

  1. To secure the ends of a twisted rope within the rope itself in order to prevent fraying
nounbacksplice (plural backsplices)

plural backsplices

  1. Such a knot
Cite this entry
APA

backsplice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backsplice

MLA

“backsplice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backsplice. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backsplice,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backsplice.

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