SPAT

see: spit II. noun (plural ~ or ~s) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1667 a young bivalve (as an oyster), III. noun Etymology: short for ~terdash legging Date: circa 1802 a cloth or leather gaiter covering the instep and ankle, IV. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1729 slap , a brief petty quarrel or angry outburst , a sound like that of rain falling in large drops, V. verb (~ted; ~ting) Date: circa 1832 transitive verb slap , intransitive verb to quarrel pettily or briefly, to strike with a sound like that of rain falling in large drops