noun

1. A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment; a splinter.

2. A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and ready for the roving or slubbing which precedes spinning.

3. Bait made of pieces of small fish. Compare kibblings.

Synonyms: shard, slice, splinter

verb

1. To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit.

   “to sliver wood”