spat
spat1 /spæt/ 
the past tense and past participle of spit1
spat2 noun [countable]
Origin: Perhaps from the sound of a blow.
Origin: spatterdash 'spat' (17-20 centuries), from spatter + dash1. informal a short unimportant quarrel:
a marital spat
2. spats [plural] special pieces of cloth that fasten with buttons on top of a man’s shoes, worn in the past
| I |
the past tense and past participle of spit1
| II |
noun [countable] Sense 1
Date: 1800-1900Origin: Perhaps from the sound of a blow.
Sense 2
Date: 1800-1900Origin: spatterdash 'spat' (17-20 centuries), from spatter + dash
2. spats [plural] special pieces of cloth that fasten with buttons on top of a man’s shoes, worn in the past