Splice grafting.ee under Grafting. -- To splice the main brace (Naut.),
to give out, or drink, an extra allowance of spirits on occasion of
special exposure to wet or cold, or to severe fatigue; hence, to take a
dram.
Splice, n. A junction or joining made by splicing.
Spline (?), n. 1. A rectangular piece fitting grooves like key seats in
a hub and a shaft, so that while the one may slide endwise on the
other, both must revolve together; a feather; also, sometimes, a groove
to receive such a rectangular piece.