Spat
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster
Spat - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)
SPAT, pret. of spit, but nearly obsolete.
SPAT, n. [from the root of spit; that which is ejected.]
1. The young of shell fish.
2. A petty combat; a little quarrel or dissension. [A vulgar use of the word in New England.]
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Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
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