Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
SPAT
spat
(noun) a young oyster or other bivalve
spat, gaiter
(noun) a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and ankles
bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss
(noun) a quarrel about petty points
clap, spat
(verb) clap one’s hands together; “The children were clapping to the music”
spat
(verb) spawn; “oysters spat”
spat
(verb) engage in a brief and petty quarrel
applaud, clap, spat, acclaim
(verb) clap one’s hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
spat
(verb) strike with a sound like that of falling rain; “Bullets were spatting the leaves”
spat
(verb) become permanently attached; “mollusks or oysters spat”
spat
(verb) come down like raindrops; “Bullets were spatting down on us”
SPIT
spit, ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spue
(verb) expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; “The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer”
spit, spit out
(verb) utter with anger or contempt
skewer, spit
(verb) drive a skewer through; “skewer the meat for the BBQ”
sprinkle, spit, spatter, patter, pitter-patter
(verb) rain gently; “It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
spat
simple past tense and past participle of spit
Etymology 2
Noun
spat (uncountable)
The spawn of shellfish, especially oysters and similar molluscs.
A juvenile shellfish which has attached to a hard surface.
Verb
spat (third-person singular simple present spats, present participle spatting, simple past and past participle spatted)
(ambitransitive) To spawn. Used of shellfish as above.
Etymology 3
Noun
spat (plural spats)
A covering or decorative covering worn over a shoe.
(automotive) (UK, Australia) A piece of bodywork that covers the upper portions of the rear tyres of a car.
Synonyms
• (automotive) fender skirt (US)
Etymology 4
Noun
spat (plural spats)
a brief argument, falling out, quarrel
Verb
spat (third-person singular simple present spats, present participle spatting, simple past and past participle spatted)
to quarrel or argue briefly
Etymology 5
Attested from 1823.
Noun
spat (plural spats)
A light blow with something flat.
Verb
spat (third-person singular simple present spats, present participle spatting, simple past and past participle spatted)
(transitive and intransitive) To strike with a spattering sound.
(US, dialect) To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together, as the hands.
Etymology 6
Noun
spat (plural spats)
An obsolete unit of distance in astronomy (symbol S), equal to one billion kilometres.
Anagrams
• APTS, APTs, ATSP, PATs, PSAT, PTAs, PTSA, TAPs, TPAs, Taps, ap'ts, apts, past, pats, stap, taps
Source: Wiktionary
Spat,
Definition: imp. of Spit. [Obs. or R.]
Spat, n. Etym: [From the root of spit; hence, literally, that which is ejected.]
Definition: A young oyster or other bivalve mollusk, both before and after it first becomes adherent, or such young, collectively.
Spat, v. i. & t.
Definition: To emit spawn; to emit, as spawn.
Spat, n. Etym: [Cf. Pat.]
1. A light blow with something flat. [U.S. & Prov. Eng.]
2. Hence, a petty combat, esp. a verbal one; a little quarrel, dispute, or dissension. [U. S.]
Spat, v. i.
Definition: To dispute. [R.] Smart.
Spat, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spatted; p. pr. & vb. n. Spatting.]
Definition: To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together; as the hands. [Local, U.S.] Little Isabel leaped up and down, spatting her hands. Judd.
SPET
Spet, v. t. Etym: [AS. sp. See Spit.]
Definition: To spit; to throw out. [Obs.]
Spet, n.
Definition: Spittle. [Obs.]
SPIT
Spit, n. Etym: [OE. spite, AS. spitu; akin to D. spit, G. spiess, OHG. spiz, Dan. spid. Sw. spett, and to G. spitz pointed. sq. root170.]
1. A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding meat while roasting.
2. A small point of land running into the sea, or a long, narrow shoal extending from the shore into the sea; as, a spit of sand. Cook.
3. The depth to which a spade goes in digging; a spade; a spadeful. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Spit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Spitting.] Etym: [From Spit, n.; cf. Speet.]
1. To thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to thrust through or impale; as, to spit a loin of veal. "Infants spitted upon pikes." Shak.
2. To spade; to dig. [Prov. Eng.]
Spit, v. i.
Definition: To attend to a spit; to use a spit. [Obs.] She's spitting in the kitchen. Old Play.
Spit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spit (Spat, archaic); p. pr. & vb. n. Spitting.] Etym: [AS. spittan; akin to G. spĂĽtzen, Dan. spytte, Sw. spotta,Icel. sp, and prob. E. spew. The past tense spat is due to AS. sp, from sp to spit. Cf. Spat, n., Spew, Spawl, Spot, n.]
1. To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other matter, from the mouth. "Thus spit I out my venom." Chaucer.
2. To eject; to throw out; to belch.
Note: Spitted was sometimes used as the preterit and the past participle. "He . . . shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on." Luke xviii. 32.
Spit, n.
Definition: The secretion formed by the glands of the mouth; spitle; saliva; sputum.
Spit, v. i.
1. To throw out saliva from the mouth.
2. To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles. It had been spitting with rain. Dickens. To spit on or upon, to insult grossly; to treat with contempt. "Spitting upon all antiquity." South.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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