past and past part. of SPIT.
2.
n.
1 (usu. in pl.) hist. a short cloth gaiter protecting the shoe from mud etc.
2 a cover for an aircraft wheel.
Etymology: abbr. of SPATTERDASH
3.
n. & v. US colloq.
—n.
1 a petty quarrel.
2 a slight amount.
—v.intr. (spatted, spatting) quarrel pettily.
Etymology: prob. imit.
4.
n. & v.
—n. the spawn of shellfish, esp. the oyster.
—v. (spatted, spatting)
1 intr. (of an oyster) spawn.
2 tr. shed (spawn).
Etymology: AF, of unkn. orig.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.