Slit
Slit , 3d. pers. sing. pres.
Slit , transitive verb
[Old English slitten, from sliten, Anglo-Saxon stītan to tear; akin to Dutch slijten to wear out, German schleissen to slit, split, Old High German slīzan to split, tear, wear out, Icelandic stīta to break, tear, wear out, Swedish slita, Danish slide. Compare 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.
2.
To cut or make a long fissure in or upon; as, to slit the ear or the nose.
3.
To cut; to sever; to divide. [Obsolete]
And slits the thin-spun life.
Slit , noun
[Anglo-Saxon slite.]
A long cut; a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear.