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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Slit \Slit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slit} or {Slitted}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Slitting}.] [OE. slitten, fr. sliten, AS. st[imac]tan
     to tear; akin to D. slijten to wear out, G. schleissen to
     slit, split, OHG. sl[imac]zan to split, tear, wear out, Icel.
     st[imac]ta to break, tear, wear out, Sw. slita, Dan. slide.
     Cf. {Eclat}, {Slate}, n., {Slice}.]


     1. To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as,
        to slit iron bars into nail rods; to slit leather into
        straps.
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     2. To cut or make a long fissure in or upon; as, to slit the
        ear or the nose.
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     3. To cut; to sever; to divide. [Obs.]
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              And slits the thin-spun life.         --Milton.
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