To cut into thin pieces, or to cut off a thin, broad
piece from.

To cut into parts; to divide.

A knife with a thin, broad blade for taking up or serving
fish; also, a spatula for spreading anything, as paint or ink.

A removable sliding bottom to galley.

A plate of iron with a handle, forming a kind of chisel,
or a spadelike implement, variously proportioned, and used for various
purposes, as for stripping the planking from a vessel’s side, for
cutting blubber from a whale, or for stirring a fire of coals; a slice
bar; a peel; a fire shovel.

A salver, platter, or tray.

That which is thin and broad, like a slice.

A thin, broad piece cut off; as, a slice of bacon; a
slice of cheese; a slice of bread.

A broad, thin piece of plaster.

One of the wedges by which the cradle and the ship are
lifted clear of the building blocks to prepare for launching.