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  • noun Plural form of spat.
  • noun A stiff legging worn over the instep and ankles of a shoe
  • 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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