A striped racer, also known as the California whipsnake, is a species of non-venomous snake native to the coast and foothills of California. It is a long, slender, and fast-moving snake, identified by its distinctive stripes running down the length of its body. They primarily feed on lizards and small rodents. The scientific name for this species is Masticophis lateralis.
Slitting
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from Slit. Slitting file. See Illust. (i) of File.-- Slitting mill. (a) A mill where iron bars or plates are slit intonarrow strips, as nail rods, and the like. (b) A machine used bylapidaries for slicing stones, usually by means of a revolving disk,called a slicer, supplied with diamond powder.-- Slitting roller, one of a pair of rollers furnished with ribsentering between similar ribs in the other roller, and cutting likeshears, -- used in slitting metals.
Slitting meaning & definition 1 of Slitting.
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To cut or make a long fissure in or upon; as, to slit the ear or the nose.
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To cut; to sever; to divide. [Obs.]
Slitting meaning & definition 2 of Slitting.
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to move about in a drunken and badly behaved fashion.
Slitting meaning & definition 3 of Slitting.
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present participle of slit
Slitting meaning & definition 4 of Slitting.
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