n (nautical) A junction or joining of ropes made by splicing them together.
n (context|electrical) The electrical and mechanical connection between two pieces of wire or cable.
n (cricket) That part of a bat where the handle joins the blade.
n Bonding or joining of overlapping materials.
v To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a particular manner of interweave|interweaving the strands, -- the union being between two ends, or between an end and the body of a rope.
v To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lap|lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.