Defn: A machine for applying size to warp yarns.
SLASH PINE
Slash" pine". (Bot.)
Defn: A kind of pine tree (Pinus Cubensis) found in Southern Florida and the West Indies; — so called because it grows in "slashes."
SLASHY
Slash"y, a. Etym: [Cf. Sw. slaska to dabble in water. Cf. Slush.]
Defn: Wet and dirty; slushy. [Prov. Eng.]
SLAT
Slat, n. Etym: [CF. Slot a bar.]
Defn: A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal; as, the slats of a window blind.
SLAT
Slat, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slatted; p. pr. & vb. n. Slatting.] Etym:
[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.
2. To split; to crack. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.