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Grammar : Noun
Spell : slat
Phonetic Transcription : slæt



Definition of slat

Origin :
  • late 14c., earlier sclat (c.1300), "a roofing slate, a thin, flat stone," from Old French esclat "split piece, chip, splinter" (Modern French éclat), back-formation from esclater "to break, splinter, burst," probably from Frankish *slaitan "to tear, slit" or some other Germanic source (cf. Old High German slizan, Old English slitan; see slit (v.)). Meaning "long, thin, narrow piece of wood or metal" attested from 1764.
  • As in stick : noun pole, often wooden
  • As in board : noun piece of wood
  • As in splint : noun sliver
  • As in amount : noun quantity
Example sentences :
  • Then she stomped round 'n' slat the dish-rag, but 't wa'n't no use.
  • Extract from : « The Village Watch-Tower » by (AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas Wiggin
  • This shoot is tied to the central wire or slat and is now allowed to fruit.
  • Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
  • Then she started back for the caves taking the slat of wood with her as a trophy.
  • Extract from : « The Beach of Dreams » by H. De Vere Stacpoole
  • Signa asked permission to sleep on the slat lounge outside her door.
  • Extract from : « O Pioneers! » by Willa Cather
  • He made the handle from the end of a slat on the bed in the room which I occupied that night.
  • Extract from : « No Clue » by James Hay
  • Leopold and Stumpy had nothing to do but pull them in and "slat" them off as fast as they could.
  • Extract from : « The Coming Wave » by Oliver Optic
  • One screw is used at each joint of a slat and shelf which calls for 32 screws in all.
  • Extract from : « Mission Furniture » by H. H. Windsor
  • There was no mistake about it, for Mr. Hector Pellicoes card was nailed to a slat.
  • Extract from : « Short Sixes » by H. C. Bunner
  • In the Danish, "Slat" means to slop, and it is said, "He slat the water up and down."
  • Extract from : « The Danes in Lancashire and Yorkshire » by S. W. Partington
  • "I do believe that old crow has a slat loose," reflected the trapper.
  • Extract from : « Rayton: A Backwoods Mystery » by Theodore Goodridge Roberts

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