°(nautical) A junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.
°(electrical) The electrical and mechanical connection between two pieces of wire or cable.
verb
°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.