Dictionary entry

Slat (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Slat, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Slatted; p. pr. & vb. n.Slatting.] [OE. slatten; cf. Icel. sletta to slap, to dab.] 1. To slap; to strike; to beat; to throw down violently.

How did you kill him?

Slated his brains out. Marston.

2. To split; to crack. Halliwell.

3. To set on; to incite. See 3d Slate.