Category:Spat

Spat,

Defn: imp. of spit. [obs. or r.]

Spat Spat, n. Etym: [from the root of spit; hence, literally, that which Is ejected.]

Defn: a young oyster or other bivalve mollusk, both before and after It first becomes adherent, or such young, collectively.

Spat Spat, v. i. & t.

Defn: to emit spawn; to emit, as spawn.

Spat Spat, n. Etym: [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.]

Spat Spat, v. i.

Defn: to dispute. [r.] Smart.

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

Defn: 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.