SLIT
ADJECTIVES
► BESLITTEN slit → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
NOUNS
► KERF the result of cutting; the incision, notch, slit, etc., made by cutting, esp. by a saw → 1523
► LANCE a cut, incision, slit → 1669 obs.
► RACE a cut, slit, mark, scratch → c1500 obs.
► RASE a scratch, a cut, a slit → 1579-80 obs.
► RASURE the act of scraping or shaving; a scratch, mark, cut, slit → 1470-85 obs.
VERBS
► LAUNCH to pierce, to wound; to cut, to slit; to make a wound by piercing → c1400 obs.
► RASE to scratch or tear with something sharp; to cut, to slit, to slash, esp. the skin or clothing → c1400 obs.
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