Slitting

4 definitions found

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

  slitting \slit"ting\ (sl[i^]t"t[i^]ng),
     a. & n. from {slit}.
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     {slitting file}. See Illust.
     (i) of {sile}.


  
     {slitting mill}.
     (a) A mill where iron bars or plates are slit into narrow
         strips, as nail rods, and the like.
     (b) A machine used by lapidaries for slicing stones, usually
         by means of a revolving disk, called a slicer, supplied
         with diamond powder.
  
     {slitting roller}, one of a pair of rollers furnished with
        ribs entering between similar ribs in the other roller,
        and cutting like shears, -- used in slitting metals.
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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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  slit
       n 1: a long narrow opening
       2: obscene terms for female genitals [syn: {cunt}, {puss}, {pussy},
           {snatch}, {twat}]
       3: a depression scratched or carved into a surface [syn: {incision},
           {scratch}, {prick}, {dent}]
       4: a narrow fissure
       v 1: make a clean cut through; "slit her throat" [syn: {slice}]
       2: cut a slit into; "slit the throat of the victim"
       [also: {slitting}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  slitting
       See {slit}