GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Slat (?), n. [CF. Slot a bar.] A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal; as, “the slats of a window blind”.
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Slat, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slatted; p. pr. & vb. n. Slatting.] [OE. slatten; cf. Icel. sletta to slap, to dab.]
1. To slap; to strike; to beat; to throw down violently. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]
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How did you kill him?
Slat[t]ed his brains out. Marston.
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2. To split; to crack. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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3. To set on; to incite. See 3d Slate. [Prov. Eng.]
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