late 14c., 'hollow at the base of the throat above the breastbone,' from Old French esclot 'hoofprint of a deer or horse,' of uncertain origin, probably from Old Norse sloð 'trail' (see sleuth). Original sense is rare or obsolete in Modern English; sense of 'narrow opening into which something else can be fitted' is first recorded 1520s. Meaning 'middle of the (semi-circular) copy desk at a newspaper,' the spot occupied by the chief sub-editor, is recorded from 1917. The sense of 'opening in a machine for a coin to be inserted' is from 1888 (slot machine first attested 1891). The sense of 'position in a list' is first recorded 1942; verb sense of 'designate, appoint' is from 1960s. Slot car first attested 1966.
slot (n.2)
'bar or bolt used to fasten a door, window, etc.,' c. 1300, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German slot (compare Old Norse slot, Old High German sloz, German Schloss 'bolt, bar, lock, castle;' Old Saxon slutil 'key,' Dutch slot 'a bolt, lock, castle'), from Proto-Germanic stem *slut- 'to close' (source also of Old Frisian sluta, Dutch sluiten, Old High German sliozan, German schliessen 'to shut, close, bolt, lock'), from PIE root *klau- 'hook,' also 'peg, nail, pin,' all things used as locks or bolts in primitive structures.
Any of various openings in the wing or tail surface of an airplane used in connection with a high-lift or control device; specif., an air gap between the wing and an auxiliary airfoil, as an aileron or flap. Literally, to place, fit, or insert something into a narrow opening. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between 'slot' and 'in.' You just slot in the coins and press 'Start' to begin the game. He slotted the book in alongside the others on the shelf.
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Vegas penny slots 3. 1747, 'provide with a slot, cut slots in,' from slot (n.1). Meaning 'drop a coin in a slot' is from 1888. Sense of 'take a position in a slot' is from 1940; that of 'fit (something) into a slot' is from 1966. Oldest sense is obsolete: 'stab in the base of the throat' (c. 1400). Related: Slotted; slotting.
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1560s, 'to bolt a door,' from slot (n.2). Related: Slotted; slotting.
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late 14c., 'hollow at the base of the throat above the breastbone,' from Old French esclot 'hoofprint of a deer or horse,' of uncertain origin, probably from Old Norse sloð 'trail' (see sleuth). Original sense is rare or obsolete in Modern English; sense of 'narrow opening into which something else can be fitted' is first recorded 1520s. Meaning 'middle of the (semi-circular) copy desk at a newspaper,' the spot occupied by the chief sub-editor, is recorded from 1917. The sense of 'opening in a machine for a coin to be inserted' is from 1888 (slot machine first attested 1891). The sense of 'position in a list' is first recorded 1942; verb sense of 'designate, appoint' is from 1960s. Slot car first attested 1966.
slot (n.2)
'bar or bolt used to fasten a door, window, etc.,' c. 1300, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German slot (compare Old Norse slot, Old High German sloz, German Schloss 'bolt, bar, lock, castle;' Old Saxon slutil 'key,' Dutch slot 'a bolt, lock, castle'), from Proto-Germanic stem *slut- 'to close' (source also of Old Frisian sluta, Dutch sluiten, Old High German sliozan, German schliessen 'to shut, close, bolt, lock'), from PIE root *klau- 'hook,' also 'peg, nail, pin,' all things used as locks or bolts in primitive structures.
Any of various openings in the wing or tail surface of an airplane used in connection with a high-lift or control device; specif., an air gap between the wing and an auxiliary airfoil, as an aileron or flap. Literally, to place, fit, or insert something into a narrow opening. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between 'slot' and 'in.' You just slot in the coins and press 'Start' to begin the game. He slotted the book in alongside the others on the shelf.
slot (v.1)
Vegas penny slots 3. 1747, 'provide with a slot, cut slots in,' from slot (n.1). Meaning 'drop a coin in a slot' is from 1888. Sense of 'take a position in a slot' is from 1940; that of 'fit (something) into a slot' is from 1966. Oldest sense is obsolete: 'stab in the base of the throat' (c. 1400). Related: Slotted; slotting.
slot (v.2)
1560s, 'to bolt a door,' from slot (n.2). Related: Slotted; slotting.
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