Slot (?), n. [LG. & D. slot a lock, from a verb meaning to close., to shut, D. sluiten; akin to G. schliessen, OHG. sliozan, OFries. slta, 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.
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Slot (?), v. t. [See Slot a bar.] To shut with violence; to slam; as, important link to slot a door.
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Slot, n. [Cf. Icel. sl, and E. sleuth.] 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.
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