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Entry 9 senses · 7 variants Webster, 1913

Spat

/spăt/ · IPA /spæt/
01 imp. imp. of Spit.
  1. 1.
    imp. of Spit.[Obs. or R.] See: Spit
02 n. A young oyster or other bivalve mollusk, both before and after it first becomes adherent, or such young, collectively.
  1. 1.
    A young oyster or other bivalve mollusk, both before and after it first becomes adherent, or such young, collectively.
03 v. i. & t. To emit spawn; to emit, as spawn.
  1. 1.
    To emit spawn; to emit, as spawn.
04 n. A light blow with something flat.
  1. 1.
    A light blow with something flat.[U.S. & Prov. Eng.]
  2. 2.
    Hence, a petty combat, esp. a verbal one; a little quarrel, dispute, or dissension.[U. S.]
05 v. i. To dispute.
  1. 1.
    To dispute.[R.]
06 v. t. To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together; as the hands.
imp. & p. p. Spatted; p. pr. & vb. n. Spatting
  1. 1.
    To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together; as the hands.[Local, U.S.]
    “Little Isabel leaped up and down, spatting her hands.” — Judd.
07 n. A legging; a gaiter.
  1. 1.
    A legging; a gaiter.[Scot. & Dial. Eng.]
  2. 2.
    A kind of short cloth or leather gaiter worn over the upper part of the shoe and fastened beneath the instep; -- chiefly in pl.