WordWeight : Weighing the Words

Pronunciation : Slat
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [CF. Slot a bar.]
Definition : Defn: A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal; as, the slats of a window blind.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Slat
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. slatten; cf. Icel. sletta to slap, to dab.]
Definition : 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.

3. To set on; to incite. See 3d Slate. [Prov. Eng.]

t. [imp. & p. p. Slatted; p. pr. & vb. n. Slatting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913