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  1. n. A covering for the legs, used to protect the stockings, trousers, etc., from mud and wear. In modern military uniform the name is applied to several kinds of gaiters, and to the water-proof leggings or shields to the trousers of some French mounted troops. Also splatterdash.

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  • Dan337 I’m skeptical of attempts to introduce novel punctuation marks, but if someone comes up with a spatterdash, the name alone might sway me. Sep 18, 2011

  • reesetee Never realized that spat (with this definition) is an apocope. Thanks, b! Jul 22, 2008

  • chained_bear Wow. Wow. We were just talking about these this weekend, when I didn't have access to Wordie. Thanks for adding this! Jul 22, 2008

  • bestiary spatterdashes -- nearly as fun to wear as they are to say. Jul 22, 2008

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‘spatterdash’ has been looked up 925 times, added to 10 lists, commented on 4 times, and has a Scrabble score of 17.