Slat /(?)/

1. A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal; as, the slats of a window blind.

imp. & p. p. Slatted; p. pr. & vb. n. Slatting

1. To slap; to strike; to beat; to throw down violently. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]

   How did you kill him? Slat[t]ed his brains out.

2. To split; to crack. [Prov. Eng.]
3. To set on; to incite. See 3d Slate. [Prov. Eng.]