- “he has a SLATE loose,” _i.e._, he is slightly crazy.
- to pelt with abuse, to beat, to “lick;” or, in the language of the reviewers, to “cut up.” Also, among bettors, to lay heavily against a particular man or animal in a race.
- to knock the hat over one’s eyes, to bonnet.—_North._
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