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spats

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spat 1  (spt)
v.
A past tense and a past participle of spit1.
spat 2  (spt)
n. pl. spat or spats
1. An oyster or similar bivalve mollusk in the larval stage, especially when it settles to the bottom and begins to develop a shell.
2. The spawn of an oyster or a similar mollusk.
intr.v. spat·ted, spat·ting, spats
To spawn. Used of oysters and similar mollusks.
[Middle English.]
spat 3  (spt)
n.
A cloth or leather gaiter covering the shoe upper and the ankle and fastening under the shoe with a strap. Often used in the plural.
[Short for spatterdash : spatter + dash1.]
spats
Noun, pl
cloth or leather coverings formerly worn by men over the ankle and instep [obsolete spatterdash a long gaiter]

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Stepan Arkadyevitch was dressed in rough leggings and spats, in torn trousers and a short coat.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
There were no more spats and squabbles, no more tiny rages nor attempts at growling; while the adventures toward the far white wall ceased altogether.
White Fang by London, Jack View in context
Whilst the craft was running by its own velocity, the liquid drops struck the dark depths of the waves crisply like spats of melted lead.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
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