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| spat [ spat ] |
noun (plural spats) |
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1. petty quarrel: a brief quarrel usually concerning petty matters
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2. U.S. sound of raindrops falling: the sound of raindrops falling
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intransitive verb (past and past participle spat·ted, present participle spat·ting, 3rd person present singular spats) |
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1. quarrel pettily: to quarrel briefly over a petty matter
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2. U.S. make spattering sound: to make the sound of rain falling in large spattering drops
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| [Early 19th century. Origin ?] |
