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- noun Plural form of
spat . - noun A stiff
legging worn over theinstep andankles of ashoe - noun Similar device for horses
- noun 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.
B2fxxx 2003
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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 1999
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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" 2009
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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? Ann Althouse 2008
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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.
Sweetness & Light 2010
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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.
With No Ax to Grind Jim Fusilli 2010
chained_bear commented on the word spats
Also spatterdashes.
October 15, 2008