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spat2 (colloq)
noun
    1. A splash or droplet of water, etc.
      Example: a few spits and spats of rain
    2. A trivial or petty fight or quarrel.
      Thesaurus: disagreement, quarrel, dispute, difference, tiff, scrap.
verb
    intr
    spatted, spatting
    1. To engage in a trivial or petty fight or quarrel.
Etymology: Early 19c.




spat4
noun
    1. The spawn of shellfish, especially oysters.
verb
    spatted, spatting
    1. Said of oysters: to spawn.
Etymology: 17c.



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