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
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
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012