SPAT


Meaning of SPAT in English

n.

Function: noun

Etymology: origin unknown

Date: 1729

1 chiefly dialect : SLAP

2 : a brief petty quarrel or angry outburst <a lovers' spat >

3 : a sound like that of rain falling in large drops

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