pret. slit; pp. slot or slitted.

To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as, to slit iron bard into nail rods.

To cut or make a long fissure; as, to slit the ear or tongue, or the nose.

To cut in general.

To rend; to split.

Along cut; or a narrow opening; as a slit in the ear.

A cleft or crack in the breast of cattle.