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to spat the hands
To slap the hands. The little Isabel leaped up and down spatting her hands.--Margaret. ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
A petty combat; a little quarrel or dissension. A vulgar use of the word in New England.--Webster.
The National Bank and the Mechanic's Banking Association have hid a standing spat for some time.--N. Y. Com. Adv.
We do not believe that Messrs. Buchanan and Walker have resigned their seats in the cabinet. There has been a spat of course; but there may be many more before either of the Secretaries will resign 6000 a year.--N. Y. Tribune.
TO SPAT
To dispute; to quarrel. A low word. New England.
To slap the hands. The little Isabel leaped up and down spatting her hands.--Margaret. ...
Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.