had been splicing
- past perfect progressive of splice.
Example Sentences
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"Here, sir," cried Desmond, starting up from the place where, in Bulger's company, he had been splicing a rope.
From In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India by Strang, Herbert
"Thyse and no higher, my Bo," answered the pilot sturdily: he had been splicing the main brace, and would have answered an admiral.
From Hard Cash by Reade, Charles
