Slit /(?)/

1. 3d. pers. sing. pres. of Slide. obs.

imp. & p. p. Slit; p. pr. & vb. n. Slitting

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. [Obs.]

   And slits the thin-spun life.

1. A long cut; a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear.