spleuchan, splenghan ( ch, gh guttural)

[Gael. spliuchan.] A pouch. (Scotch.) "There's some siller in the spleuchan that's like the Captain's ain." -Scott : Guy Manner ing , ch. 1. splīçe, v . t . [O. Dut. spleisen =to weave or lace two ends together, as of a rope, from_splitsen =to splice, from splijten to split (q.v.); Dan. splidse spledse to splice, from splitte =to split.] 1. Lit .: To unite or join together, as two ropes, or twots of a rope, so as to make a continuous length by interweaving the strands of the ends; also, to unite or join together, by overlapping, as two pieces of timber, metal, or the like. chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; splint 2. Fig .: To marry. (Said of the person by whom the ceremony is performed.) ( Slang .) (1) To get spliced : To get married. (2) To splice the main brace : To serve out an extra gla of grog to sailors in case of extra exertion, severe weather, .; hence, to take a dram. splice, s . [SPLICE, v.] IMG:content-0062.png:[blocks in formation] joining over a considerable length, rendering the enlargement scarcely perceptible. The long-rolling splice is used for lead-lines, fishing-lines, . The cut or cant splice (e) is made by cutting a piece from a rope, and laying open the ends of the strands, which are pa ed in between the strands of the piece to which it is to be attached. The ring-splice (c) and the eye- splice (d) are made in a similar way."- Knight : Dict . of Mechanics, s. v. Splice . *II. Fig.: Marriage. ( Slang.) splice-piece, s. Rail. Eng.: A fish-plate at the junction of twe rails. spliçed, pa. par. or a. [SPLICE, v.] spliced-eye, s. Naut .: A rope bent around a thimble, and the end spliced into the standing part. spliç'-Ing, pr. par. or a. [SPLICE, v.] splicing-fid, 8. [FID, 8., II. 2.]