(1):
(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.
(2):
(n.) Hence, a petty combat, esp. a verbal one; a little quarrel, dispute, or dissension.
(3):
imp. of Spit.
(4):
(n.) A young oyster or other bivalve mollusk, both before and after it first becomes adherent, or such young, collectively.
(5):
(v. i. & t.) To emit spawn; to emit, as spawn.
(6):
(n.) A light blow with something flat.
(7):
of Spit
(8):
(v. i.) To dispute.
(9):
(v. t.) To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together; as the hands.
(10):
(n.) A legging; a gaiter.