[spat], (Verb)

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[spat], (Noun)

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- a short cloth gaiter covering the instep and ankle
(e.g: he would stand outside in his bowler hat and spats)

- a cover for the upper part of an aircraft wheel
(e.g: new wheel spats were constructed and the large tyres were replaced by much smaller units)


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early 19th century: abbreviation of spatterdash

[spat], (Noun)

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- a quarrel about an unimportant matter
(e.g: when we had our little spats, he had only to smile to get back on the right side of me)


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early 19th century (originally a US colloquial usage): probably imitative

[spat], (Verb)

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- quarrel about an unimportant matter
(e.g: people expected him and his wife to spat continually)


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Origin:
early 19th century (originally a US colloquial usage): probably imitative

[spat], (Noun)

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- the spawn or larvae of shellfish, especially oysters
(e.g: oyster larvae attach themselves as spat to old shells)


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mid 17th century: from Anglo-Norman French, of unknown ultimate origin