spats
plural of spat
spats pl (plural only)
A stiff legging worn over the instep and ankles of a shoe
Similar device for horses
Long hair on front of lower legs of heavier horses (over the hooves), especially draft horses, notably the Clydesdale breed.
• (horsehair): feather, feathers, feathering, horsefeathers
• PSATs, PTSAs, pasts, staps
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, v. t. Etym: [AS. sp. See Spit.]
Definition: To spit; to throw out. [Obs.]
Spet, n.
Definition: Spittle. [Obs.]
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. spützen, 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
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
