A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal; as, the slats of a window blind.
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.
To split; to crack. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
To set on; to incite. See 3d Slate. [Prov. Eng.]
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