Slitting

Slitting
Slit Slit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slit} or {Slitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slitting}.] [OE. slitten, fr. sliten, AS. st[=i]tan to tear; akin to D. slijten to wear out, G. schleissen to slit, split, OHG. sl[=i]zan to split, tear, wear out, Icel. st[=i]ta to break, tear, wear out, Sw. slita, Dan. slide. Cf. {Eclat}, {Slate}, n., {Slice}.] 1. To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as, to slit iron bars into nail rods; to slit leather into straps. [1913 Webster]

2. To cut or make a long fissure in or upon; as, to slit the ear or the nose. [1913 Webster]

3. To cut; to sever; to divide. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

And slits the thin-spun life. --Milton. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • slitting file — slitting slit ting (sl[i^]t t[i^]ng), a. & n. from {slit}. [1913 Webster] {slitting file}. See Illust. (i) of {sile}. {slitting mill}. (a) A mill where iron bars or plates are slit into narrow strips, as nail rods, and the like. (b) A machine… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • slitting mill — slitting slit ting (sl[i^]t t[i^]ng), a. & n. from {slit}. [1913 Webster] {slitting file}. See Illust. (i) of {sile}. {slitting mill}. (a) A mill where iron bars or plates are slit into narrow strips, as nail rods, and the like. (b) A machine… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • slitting roller — slitting slit ting (sl[i^]t t[i^]ng), a. & n. from {slit}. [1913 Webster] {slitting file}. See Illust. (i) of {sile}. {slitting mill}. (a) A mill where iron bars or plates are slit into narrow strips, as nail rods, and the like. (b) A machine… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Slitting mill — The slitting mill was a watermill for slitting bars of iron into rods. The rods then were passed to nailers who made the rods into nails, by giving them a point and head. The slitting mill was probably invented near Liège in what is now Belgium.… …   Wikipedia

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  • slitting — slɪt n. strait and narrow cut or opening v. cut open along a line, make a straight narrow cut, cut lengthwise; cut into strips …   English contemporary dictionary

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