splat
1[ splat ]
/ splæt /
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noun
Also splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
a batten for covering joints between sheets of wallboard; panel strip.
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Origin of splat
11825–35; origin uncertain; compare Old English splātan to split
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Definition for splat (2 of 2)
Origin of splat
2First recorded in 1895–1900; back formation from splatter
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British Dictionary definitions for splat (1 of 2)
splat1
/ (splæt) /
noun
a wet slapping sound
Word Origin for splat
C19: of imitative origin
British Dictionary definitions for splat (2 of 2)
splat2
/ (splæt) /
noun
a wide flat piece of wood, esp one that is the upright central part of a chair back
Word Origin for splat
C19: perhaps related to Old English splātan to split
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