A person who installs and repairs overhead cables (either power or telephone); a linesman. / (American football) A player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage.

A method of tightly joining two ends of metal wire by twisting each around the other.

(US) A type of pliers used by linemen, electricians, and other tradesmen primarily for gripping, twisting, bending and cutting wire, cable and small metalwork components.

plural of lineman splice

Synonym of Western Union splice