simple past and past participle of spit
There was no sink in the room so we spat out the window.
To spawn, used of shellfish as above.
To strike with a spattering sound.
He felt the wind of a second bullet that spatted against a boulder near Barney.
The spawn of shellfish, especially oysters and similar molluscs.
As spat-fall often occurs in areas away from environments suitable for oyster growing, the collection, transport and sale of oyster spat has developed into a separate industry.
A juvenile shellfish which has attached to a hard surface.
Conditions in pearl oyster hatcheries are optimized for growth and survival of spat.
Uncertain; perhaps related to spit.
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A covering or decorative covering worn over a shoe.
A piece of bodywork that covers the upper portions of the rear tyres of a car.
A light blow with something flat.
An obsolete unit of distance in astronomy (symbol S), equal to one billion kilometres.