spats

See also: Spats

English

A felt spat

Spats (hair) on a Clydesdale horse

Noun

1. A stiff legging worn over the instep and ankles of a shoe.

   Coordinate term: gaiter

2. A similar device for horses.
3. Long hair on front of lower legs of heavier horses (over the hooves), especially draft horses, notably the Clydesdale breed.

   Antonyms: feather, feathers, feathering, horsefeathers

Noun

spats

1. plural of spat

Further reading

• spats (footwear) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cowboy Dictionary – Cowboy F: Feather

Anagrams

• PSATs, PTSAs, pasts, staps