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[ slat-ing ] / ˈslæt ɪŋ /
nounthe act of furnishing with or making from slats. a number of slats, taken as a whole. Origin of slattingFirst recorded in 1525–35; slat1 + -ing1 Words nearby slattingslather, slating, Slatkin, slattern, slatternly, slatting, slaty, slaughter, slaughterhouse, slaughterman, slaughterous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for slatting"There's a good bunch of wind in that cloud," he said, springing to help his companion with the slatting main-sail. Presently the square canvas was all a-shiver, slatting furiously and causing the ship to tremble to her keel. A Middy of the King|Harry Collingwood And what a pleasant song the creaking of the ropes and the slatting of the sails made! The Sun Of Quebec|Joseph A. Altsheler Sure, be looking at his stride and his habit of slatting people over the head, and his grand manners with his food. The O'Ruddy|Stephen Crane
The yacht, completing the manœuvre, headed into the wind with slatting canvas, and righted to an even keel. Tales of the Fish Patrol|Jack London
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