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First published 1971 (SND Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1820
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SPAT, n.3 As in Eng. Sc. phr. black spats, a cant term for irons on the legs, leg-shackles.Sc. 1820 A. Sutherland St. Kathleen IV. iii.:
Gin he hidna the black spats on. I sid apen the door a wee thin cannier.
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"Spat n.3". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/spat_n3>
