LekhoriLekhoriA junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.
The electrical and mechanical connection between two pieces of wire or cable.
That part of a bat where the handle joins the blade.
If the ball hits the splice, it is likely to dolly up for an easy catch.
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.
Circa 1525, borrowed from Middle Dutch splissen (Modern Dutch splitsen); akin to Middle Dutch splitten (“to split”), German spleißen (“to split, splice”), Spliss (“split ends, hair breakage”), French ...
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To unite in marriage.
But come, it's getting dreadful late, you had better be turning flukes--it's a nice bed; Sal and me slept in that ere bed the night we were spliced.