Spat \Spat\, n. [Short for Spatterdash.]

1. A legging; a gaiter. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.]

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.

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Spat \Spat\, imp. of Spit. [Obs. or R.]

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Spat \Spat\, n. [From the root of spit; hence, literally, that which is ejected.]

A young oyster or other bivalve mollusk, both before and after it first becomes adherent, or such young, collectively.

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Spat \Spat\, v. i. & t. To emit spawn; to emit, as spawn.

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Spat \Spat\, n. [Cf. Pat.]

1. A light blow with something flat. [U.S. & Prov. Eng.]

2. Hence, a petty combat, esp. a verbal one; a little quarrel, dispute, or dissension. [U. S.]

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Spat \Spat\, v. i. To dispute. [R.]

--Smart.

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Spat \Spat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spatted; p. pr. & vb. n. Spatting.]

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.

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Spit \Spit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spit (Spat, archaic); p. pr. & vb. n. Spitting.]

[AS. spittan; akin to G. sp["u]tzen, Dan. spytte, Sw. spotta,Icel. sp?ta, and prob. E. spew. The past tense spat is due to AS. sp?tte, from sp?tan to spit. Cf. Spat, n., Spew, Spawl, Spot, n.]

1. To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other matter, from the mouth. ``Thus spit I out my venom.''

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