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Webster 1913 Edition

Slot

Slot

,
Noun.
[LG. & D.
slot
a lock, from a verb meaning to close., to shut, D.
sluiten
; akin to G.
schliessen
, OHG.
sliozan
, OFries.
sl[GREEK]ta
, and probably to L.
claudere
. Cf.
Close
,
Sluice
.]
1.
A broad, flat, wooden bar; a slat or sloat.
2.
A bolt or bar for fastening a door.
[Prov. Eng.]
3.
A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; esp., one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it.

Slot

,
Verb.
T.
[See
Slot
a bar.]
To shut with violence; to slam;
as, to
slot
a door
.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Slot

,
Noun.
[Cf. Icel.
sl[GREEK][GREEK]
, and E.
sleuth
.]
The track of a deer; hence, a track of any kind.
Milton.
As a bloodhound follows the
slot
of a hurt deer.
Sir W. Scott.

Webster 1828 Edition

Slot

SLOT

,
Verb.
T.
To shut with violence; to slam, that is to drive. [Not in use.]

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