- (n.) A kind of short cloth or leather gaiter worn over the upper part of the shoe and fastened beneath the instep; -- chiefly in pl.
- (n.) A legging; a gaiter.
- imp. of Spit.
- (n.) A light blow with something flat.
- (v.i.&t.) To emit spawn; to emit, as spawn.
- (n.) A young oyster or other bivalve mollusk, both before and after it first becomes adherent or such young, collectively.
- (n.) Hence, a petty combat, especially a verbal one; a little quarrel, dispute or dissension.
- (v.i.) To dispute.
- (v.t.) To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together; as the hands.
- of Spit.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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