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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- a. & n. from
slit . - See
Illust. (i) ofsile . - A machine used by lapidaries for slicing stones, usually by means of a revolving disk, called a slicer, supplied with diamond powder.
- 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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- verb Present participle of
slit .
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Examples
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Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
A Progressive on the Prairie » Friday Follies 2.0 » Print 2010
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Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
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The operation of budding requires a good deal of nicety: first, to avoid wounding the wood of the stock in slitting the bark; and, secondly, to make the bark of the scion fit quite closely to the wood of the stock, as, if the least vacuity is left between them, the bud will wither instead of beginning to grow.
The Lady's Country Companion: or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally Jane 1845
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The Buddhist texts also find fault with the halal method of slaughter, which it describes as slitting the throats of animals while reciting God’s mantra, Bismillah.
Buddhist-Muslim Doctrinal Relations: Past, Present, and Future 2001
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BURLINGAME: The hardest to hear was how matter of fact he was about the idea of slitting a man's throat, how easy it is to slit a man's throat.
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The last process is that of slitting, which is done by women, with a sharp cutting tool.
Rides on Railways Samuel Sidney 1848
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"Our vets often come across working horses and donkeys which have been treated using traditional practices that have been handed down over generations, such as slitting an animal's nostrils in the belief it will help it breathe easier."
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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The procedure involves slitting open the cartilage at the top of the ears and sewing them back together to create a point.
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They are burrowing through his skin, through his muscle, they are cracking his bones, slitting them, sucking out the marrow.
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Whether slitting an employee's throat with a box cutter or taking out what's left of the Mexican drug cartel with a poisoned bottle of tequila, Gus was always a portrait of menace.
Breaking Bad Postmortem: Giancarlo Esposito Reacts to Season 4's Explosive Finale 2011
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