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Word entry · 4 letters

spat

Best crossword clue

"Small quarrel"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /spæt/Part of speech verb, nounSorted apstStarts with SEnds with T2 cluesCommon crossword word
1S2P3A4T

Definitions

  1. clap one's hands together

Word origin

From Old English spittan, spætan.

Used in a sentence

  • There was no sink in the room so we spat out the window.
  • If I had known you had a spittoon in the corner I would never have spat on the floor.
  • As spat-fall often occurs in areas away from environments suitable for oyster growing, the collection, transport and sale of oyster spat has developed into a separate industry.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Small quarrel4 letters
02Brief quarrel4 letters

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