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  10  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Spat  \Spat\, 
  imp.  of  {Spit}.  [Obs.  or  R.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Spat  \Spat\,  v.  i.  &  t. 
  To  emit  spawn;  to  emit,  as  spawn. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Spat  \Spat\,  v.  i. 
  To  dispute.  [R.]  --Smart. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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.'' 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  spat 
  n  1:  petty  quarrel  [syn:  {bicker},  {bickering},  {tiff},  {squabble}, 
  {fuss}] 
  2:  a  covering  for  the  ankles  [syn:  {spats},  {gaiter}] 
  3:  a  young  oyster  or  other  bivalve 
  v  1:  come  down  like  raindrops:  "Bullets  were  spatting  down  on  us" 
  2:  become  permanently  attached,  as  of  mollusks  or  oysters 
  3:  strike  with  a  sound  like  that  of  falling  rain;  "Bullets  were 
  spatting  the  leaves" 
  4:  clap  one's  hands  or  shout  after  performances  to  indicate 
  approval  [syn:  {applaud},  {clap},  {acclaim}]  [ant:  {boo}] 
  5:  engage  in  a  brief  and  petty  quarrel 
  6:  spawn;  "oysters  spat" 
  7:  clap  one's  hands  together;  "The  children  were  clapping  to 
  the  music"  [syn:  {clap}] 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  SPAT 
  Speech  Pronounciation  Analysis  Training  (Uni  Mainz),  "S.P.A.T."




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