Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backsplice

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: back-splice
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

noun

Such a knot

Inflected Forms

backsplices (present, singular) backsplicing (participle, present) backspliced (participle, past) backspliced (past) backsplices (plural)

Questions

What does backsplice mean?: To secure the ends of a twisted rope within the rope itself in order to prevent fraying

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