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   Slot , n. [LG. & D. slot a lock, from a verb meaning to close., to shut, D. sluiten; akin to G. schliessen, OHG. sliozan, OFries. slta, and probably to L. claudere. Cf. Close, Sluice.]
   A broad, flat, wooden bar; a slat or sloat.
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   A bolt or bar for fastening a door. [Prov. Eng.]
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   A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; esp., one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it.
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   Slot , v. t. [See Slot a bar.] To shut with violence; to slam; as, to slot a door. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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   Slot, n. [Cf. Icel. sl, and E. sleuth.] The track of a deer; hence, a track of any kind.
   Milton.
   
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   As a bloodhound follows the slot of a hurt deer.
   Sir W. Scott.
   
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