Slat \Slat\, n. [CF. Slot a bar.]

A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal; as, the slats of a window blind.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Slat \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. [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 Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)