'Slitting' definitions:
Definition of 'Slitting'
From: GCIDE
- Slit \Slit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slit or Slitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Slitting.] [OE. slitten, fr. sliten, AS. st[imac]tan to tear; akin to D. slijten to wear out, G. schleissen to slit, split, OHG. sl[imac]zan to split, tear, wear out, Icel. st[imac]ta to break, tear, wear out, Sw. slita, Dan. slide. Cf. Eclat, Slate, n., Slice.]
- 1. To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as, to slit iron bars into nail rods; to slit leather into straps. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To cut or make a long fissure in or upon; as, to slit the ear or the nose. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To cut; to sever; to divide. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- And slits the thin-spun life. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'slitting'
From: GCIDE
- slitting \slit"ting\ (sl[i^]t"t[i^]ng), a. & n. from slit. [1913 Webster]
- slitting file. See Illust. (i) of sile.
- slitting mill. (a) A mill where iron bars or plates are slit into narrow strips, as nail rods, and the like. (b) A machine used by lapidaries for slicing stones, usually by means of a revolving disk, called a slicer, supplied with diamond powder.
- slitting roller, 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. [1913 Webster]