Slot
Slot , noun
[LG. & Dutch slot a lock, from a verb meaning to close., to shut, Dutch sluiten; akin to German schliessen, Old High German sliozan, OFries. sl{not transcribed}ta, and probably to Latin claudere. Compare Close, Sluice.]
1.
A broad, flat, wooden bar; a slat or sloat.
2.
A bolt or bar for fastening a door. [Provincial English]
3.
A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; esp., one for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it.
Slot , transitive verb
[See Slot a bar.]
To shut with violence; to slam; as, to slot a door. [Obsolete or Provincial English]
Slot , noun
[Compare Icelandic sl{not transcribed}, and English sleuth.]
The track of a deer; hence, a track of any kind. — Milton
As a bloodhound follows the slot of a hurt deer.