Slivering

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  sliver \sliv"er\ (sl[i^]v"[~e]r or sl[imac]"v[~e]r; 277), v. t.
     [imp. & p. p. {slivered} (sl[i^]v"[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n.
     {slivering}.] [See {Slive}, v. t.]
     To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small
     pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit; as, to sliver
     wood. --Shak.


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           They 'll sliver thee like a turnip.      --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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