Joined or secured using a backsplice technique; made secure through reverse strand weaving.
Backsplice + -ed past participle/adjective suffix. Forms the past tense and adjective from the noun/verb backsplice.
This nautical vocabulary is still used today—if you've ever heard sailors use technical terms for knots, you're hearing vocabulary that's been passed down through centuries of maritime tradition!
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.