spat
spat1 definition
spat (spat)
noun
- Rare a slap
- a quick, slapping sound
- Informal a brief, petty quarrel or dispute
Etymology: prob. echoic
intransitive verb spatted spat′·ted, spatting spat′·ting
- Rare to slap
- to strike with a quick, slapping sound
- ☆ Informal to engage in a spat, or quarrel
transitive verb
Rare to slap
spat2 definition
spat (spat)
noun
a gaiterlike covering for the instep and ankle, usually of heavy cloth
Etymology: contr. < spatterdash
spat3 definition
spat (spat)
transitive verb, intransitive verb
spat4 definition
spat (spat)
noun
a young oyster or young oysters collectively
Etymology: Anglo-Fr < ?
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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