spat

IPA: spˈæt

The spawn of shellfish, especially oysters and similar molluscs.
A juvenile shellfish which has attached to a hard surface.
(often in the plural) 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.
(aviation) A drag-reducing aerodynamic fairing covering the upper portions of the tyres of an aeroplane equipped with non-retractable landing gear.
A brief argument, falling out, quarrel.
A light blow with something flat.
An obsolete unit of distance in astronomy (symbol S), equal to one billion kilometres.

Examples of "spat" in Sentences

He des keep on agoin ', _spat, spat, spat_, an' when he come out front de
The decided _spat, spat, spat_ of the reversing blows from the caulked boots sounded like picket firing.
_spat, spat, spat_, three bullets struck stones near us, making it evident that we were well in view, and that the Boers were making targets of the different members of the group.
Joeboy raised first one and then another great stone upon the edge as he was told, and Denham stepped up directly to look between them, but bobbed his head and stepped down again directly, for _spat, spat, spat_, three rifle-bullets struck the stones and fell rattling down.
Do you disagree with Professor Tamanaha's statement that the question has been begged, the question being whether or not what Kmiec, in true apologist form, tries to minimize as a "spat" is something about which reasonable minds can disagree, rather than dealing with a fundamentally flawed, non-viable, unreasonable argument?