Category:Slot

Slot, n. Etym: [lg. & d. slot a lock, from a verb meaning to close., To shut, d. sluiten; akin to g. schliessen, ohg. sliozan, ofries. sl, And probably to l. claudere. Cf. Close, sluice.]

1. A broad, flat, wooden bar; a slat or sloat.

2. A bolt or bar for fastening a door. [prov. Eng.]

3. A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; esp., one for the Reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it.

Slot Slot, v. t. Etym: [see slot a bar.]

Defn: to shut with violence; to slam; as, to slot a door. [obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Slot Slot, n. Etym: [cf. Icel. sl, and e. sleuth.]

Defn: the track of a deer; hence, a track of any kind. Milton. As a bloodhound follows the slot of a hurt deer. Sir w. Scott.