D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

sloat

/(slōt)/ · IPA /slˈoʊt/
01 n. A narrow piece of timber which holds together large pieces; a slat; as, the sloats of a cart.
  1. 1.
    A narrow piece of timber which holds together large pieces; a slat; as, the sloats of a cart.