Sloat
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1828
A narrow piece of timber which holds together larger pieces; as the sloats of a
cart. [In New England, this is called a
slat, as the slats of a chair,
cart, _ c.]
Sloat
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
A narrow piece of timber which holds together large pieces; a
slat; as, the sloats of a
cart.