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spat

noun
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  1. (informal) a short argument about something unimportant小争吵；小别扭；口角Topics Opinion and argumentc2
  2. [usually plural] a piece of cloth that covers the ankle, worn in the past by men over the shoe and fastened with buttons at the side （旧时男子用的）鞋罩
    3. Word Originsense 2 early 19th cent.: abbreviation of spatterdash.sense 1 early 19th cent. (originally a US colloquial usage): probably imitative.

spat

verb
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  1. past tense, past participle of spit
    Word Originsense 2 early 19th cent.: abbreviation of spatterdash.sense 1 early 19th cent. (originally a US colloquial usage): probably imitative.