Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Slivered"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sliver \Sliv"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slivered}; 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.
They 'll sliver thee like a turnip. --Sir W.
Scott.
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