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verb (used with object)
1.
to cut apart or open along a line; make a long cut, fissure, or opening in.
2.
to cut or rend into strips; split.
noun
3.
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
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Slitting
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English slitte (noun), slitten (v.); cognate with German schlitzen to split, slit; akin to Old English slite a slit, geslit a bite, slītan to split; see slice
1175–1225; Middle English slitte (noun), slitten (v.); cognate with German schlitzen to split, slit; akin to Old English slite a slit, geslit a bite, slītan to split; see slice
Related forms
slit·less, adjective
slit·like, adjective
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Word Origin & History
slit
O.E. slitan "cut or tear up, slit," from P.Gmc. *slitanan (cf. O.S. slitan, O.N. slita, M.L.G., M.Du. sliten, Du. slijten, O.H.G. slizan, Ger. schleißen "to slit"). The noun is attested from mid-13c. Slang sense of "vulva" is attested from 1640s. Slit skirt is attested from 1913.
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