Slat. (1) v. To split or crack (A.B.S.). 'Thuc plate's slat.'—N. & S.W. (2) n. A crack. 'What a girt slat thur is in un.'—N. & S.W. (3) n. A slate (A.). 'Thur's a slat blowed off.'—N.W.
Slay. See Sleight.
Sleek. (1) adj. Slippery. 'The rwoad's terrible sleek.'—N.W. (2) n. Sleet.—N.W.
Sleight, Slay. (1) v. To pasture sheep on the downs (D.).—N.W. (2) n. Sheep-sleight, a sheep-down (D.); a pasture good for sheep.—N.W.
Slent. (1) v. To tear (S.). 'I've a bin an' slent ma yeppurn.'—S.W. (2) n. A tear or rent in clothes.—S.W.
Slewed, Slewy. Drunk (S.).—N. & S.W.
*Slickit. (1) A long thin slice (not a curly shaving) of wood (Village Miners).—N.W. (Berks bord.) (2) 'A slickit of a girl,' a young undeveloped girl (Ibid.).—N.W. (Berks bord.) Cp. Slacket, slim, Cornw.
Slide. The cross-bar on the tail of the fore-carriage of a waggon. See Waggon.—N.W.
Slip. To shed. Of a horse, to shed its coat.—N. & S.W.