From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
slitting \slit"ting\ (sl[i^]t"t[i^]ng),
a. & n. from {slit}.
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{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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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2. To cut or make a long fissure in or upon; as, to slit the
ear or the nose.
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3. To cut; to sever; to divide. [Obs.]
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And slits the thin-spun life. --Milton.
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