SLOAT, noun [from the root of Latin claudo.] A narrow piece of timber which holds together larger pieces; as the sloats of a cart. [In New England, this is called a slat, as the slats of a chair, cart, _ c.]
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.