Definitions
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- n. Plural form of spat.
- n. A stiff legging worn over the instep and ankles of a shoe
- n. Similar device for horses
- n. Long hair on front of lower legs of heavier horses (over the hooves), especially draft horses, notably the Clydesdale breed.
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Examples
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In any case, it'd be good to see a leader in spats again.
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But the intellectual property specialists do little service to the promotion of the general understanding of their field by engaging in spats like those mentioned above.
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And just think, a few miles to the south, the Anaheim Angels have been self-destructing all season, with players in spats with players, players in spats with the manager, coaches in spats with the general manager, and the tight-fisted and hoping-to-be-squeaky-clean Disney ownership looking to bail out.
covering baseball for USATODAY.com.Mondesi mess another drag for Dodgers
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Summit may help settle Latin American spats diplomatic tensions was not part of the summit's formal agenda, Portuguese Foreign
WN.com - Articles related to Colombia raps Venezuela over FARC rebel "insult"
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He's the one that used to, during SG meetings, moderate "spats"--which we both enjoyed--between yours truly and Chris Christie, currently U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey
What does Joe Biden think about Barack Obama and John McCain?
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Spat's feet under the table still wearing a pair of "spats" - that's why he was called
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Given that the government was in complete control, these "spats" - if they ever occurred - should have been easily settled in the government's favor.
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Telegraph Top 10: Footballing 'spats' - 40 hrs ago
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Telegraph Top 10: Footballing 'spats' - 32 hrs ago
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He's close to venomous when he recalls their spats, particularly when he felt Mr. Jagger put his solo career ahead of the band.
chained_bear commented on the word spats
Also spatterdashes.
October 15, 2008