Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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SPLICER, n. Sc. usage: an instrument for twisting straw-ropes, a thrawcrook (Lnk. 1961 Gwerin III. 211, Fif., wm.Sc., Rxb. 1971).
[Deriv. of Eng. splice, to join, unite.]
