Slash, v. i. To strike violently and at random, esp. with an edged
instrument; to lay about one indiscriminately with blows; to cut
hastily and carelessly.
Hewing and slashing at their idle shades.
Spenser.
Slash, n. 1. A long cut; a cut made at random.
2. A large slit in the material of any garment, made to show the lining
through the openings.
3. [Cf. Slashy.] pl. Swampy or wet lands overgrown with bushes. [Local,
U.S.] Bartlett.
Slashed (?), a. 1. Marked or cut with a slash or slashes; deeply
gashed; especially, having long, narrow openings, as a sleeve or other
part of a garment, to show rich lining or under vesture.
A gray jerkin, with scarlet and slashed sleeves.
Sir W. Scott.
2. (Bot.) Divided into many narrow parts or segments by sharp
incisions; laciniate.
Slash"er (?), n. (Textile Manuf.) A machine for applying size to warp
yarns.
Slash" pine" (?). (Bot.) A kind of pine tree (Pinus Cubensis) found in
Southern Florida and the West Indies; -- so called because it grows in
"slashes."
Slash"y (?), a. [Cf. Sw. slaska to dabble in water. Cf. Slush.] Wet and
dirty; slushy. [Prov. Eng.]
Slat (?), n. [CF. Slot a bar.] A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or
metal; as, the slats of a window blind.
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.]
How did you kill him? Slat[t]ed his brains out.
Marston.