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Rarespats
The correct spelling is spats.
How to pronounce spats
noun
Say it like: Spa-ts
The correct spelling is spats. (often in the plural) A covering or decorative covering worn over a shoe. For example: "get into a trivial spat over punctuality"
Usage Examples
“get into a trivial spat over punctuality”
Definition
noun
- 1.(often in the plural) A covering or decorative covering worn over a shoe.
- 2.A piece of bodywork that covers the upper portions of the rear tyres of a car.
- 3.A brief argument, falling out, quarrel.
- 4.A light blow with something flat.
- 5.An obsolete unit of distance in astronomy (symbol S), equal to one billion kilometres.
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