slit (slĭt)
n.
A long, straight, narrow cut or opening.

tr.v., slit, slit·ting, slits.

1. To make a slit or slits in.
2. To cut lengthwise into strips; split.

[Middle English slitte, from slitten, to split, from Old English slītan, to cut up.]

slitter slit'ter n.
slitty slit'ty adj.

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