slat
(verb) close the slats of (windows)
slat
(verb) equip or bar with slats; “Slat the windows”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
slatting
present participle of slat
slatting (plural slattings)
An arrangement of slats.
The violent shaking or flapping of anything hanging loose in the wind, as of a sail when being hauled down.
• sattling
Source: Wiktionary
Slat"ting,
Definition: Slats, collectively.
Slat"ting, n.
Definition: The violent shaking or flapping of anything hanging loose in the wind, as of a sail, when being hauled down.
Slat, n. Etym: [CF. Slot a bar.]
Definition: A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal; as, the slats of a window blind.
Slat, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slatted; p. pr. & vb. n. Slatting.] Etym: [OE. slatten; cf. Icel. sletta to slap, to dab.]
1. To slap; to strike; to beat; to throw down violently. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] How did you kill him Slat[t]ed his brains out. Marston.
2. To split; to crack. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
3. To set on; to incite. See 3d Slate. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
